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War FTP Daemon Directory Traversal

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
WarFTPd Directory Traversal

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The version of WarFTPd running on this host contains a vulnerability that
may permit a potential intruder to gain read access to directories and files
outside of the ftp root. By sending a specially crafted 'dir' command,
the server may disclose an arbitrary directory.

Solution:
Visit the following link and download the latest version of WarFTPd:

ftp://ftp.jgaa.com/pub/products/Windows/WarFtpDaemon/

Risk factor: Low

Networks Security ID: 2444

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Digital Defense, Inc.

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