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openwebmail command execution

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Acertains the version of openwebmail

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is running an old version of OpenWebMail
which permits users to execute arbitrary commands on
the remote host with the superuser permissions. It also
has user name information disclosure problem.

Solution : Upgrade to OpenWebMail 1.90 or newer
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 6232, 6425

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

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