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Samba Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
checks samba version

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote Samba server, according to its version number,
is vulnerable to a possible buffer overflow.

The implications of this vulnerability are not clear at this
time.

Solution : upgrade to Samba 2.2.5
Network Security Threat Level: High
See also : http://lists.samba.org/pipermail/samba-technical/2002-June/037400.html

Networks Security ID: 5587

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2002 Renaud Deraison

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