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wu-ftpd restricted-gid unauthorized access

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Checks the remote Wu-ftpd version Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is running wu-ftpd 2.6.2 or older. There is a bug in this version which may permit a possible hacker to bypass the 'restricted-gid' feature and gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted directories. *** Nessus solely relied on the banner of the remote FTP server, so this might *** be a false positive. Solution : There is no official fix at this time. See the RedHat advisories for more information. Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 9832 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security

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