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Vulnerability Assessment Details

MacOS X Directory Service DoS

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Crashes the remote MacOS X Directory Service

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

It was possible to disable the remote service (probably MacOS X's
directory service) by making multiple connections to this port.

Solution : Uprade to MacOS X 10.2.5 or newer
Network Security Threat Level: Low

Networks Security ID: 7323

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Renaud Deraison

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