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album.pl Command Execution

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
determines the version of album.pl

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is running a version of the CGI 'album.pl' which
is older than version 6.2

According to its version number, this CGI may permit a possible hacker
to execute arbitrary commands on this host with the rights of the
HTTP daemon.

Solution : upgrade to album.pl version 6.2.
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 7444

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Renaud Deraison

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