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Xtramail pop3 overflow

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Attempts to overflow the in.pop3d buffers Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote pop3 server is vulnerable to the following buffer overflow : USER test PASS This *may* permit a possible hacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the remote POP3 server. Solution : contact your vendor, inform it of this vulnerability, and ask for a patch Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 791 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 1999 Renaud Deraison

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