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Serv-U Directory traversal

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Traverses the remote ftp root

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

It is possible to break out of the remote
FTP chroot by appending %20s in the CWD command,
as in :

CWD ..%20.

This problem permits a possible hacker to browse the entire remote
disk

Solution : Upgrade to Serv-U 2.5i
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 2052

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2000 Renaud Deraison

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