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SWC Overflow

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Searches for the existence of /cgi-bin/swc Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The CGI 'swc' (Simple Web Counter) is present and vulnerable to a buffer overflow when issued a too long value to the 'ctr=' argument. A possible hacker may use this flaw to gain a shell on this host Solution : Use another web counter, or patch this one by hand Reference : http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/76818 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2000 Renaud Deraison

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