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wu-ftpd SITE NEWER vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Checks if the remote FTP server accepts the SITE NEWER command Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote FTP server accepts the command 'SITE NEWER'. Some wu-ftpd servers (and probably others) are vulnerable to a resource exhaustion where a possible hacker may invoke this command to use all the memory available on the server. Solution : Make sure that you are running the latest version of your FTP server. If you are a wu-ftpd user, then make sure that you are using at least version 2.6.0. *** This warning may be irrelevant. Network Security Threat Level: Medium Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 1999 Renaud Deraison

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