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Vulnerability Assessment Details

4D WebStar Tomcat Plugin Remote Buffer Overflow flaw

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for 4D WebStar

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote server is running 4D WebStar Web Server.

The remote server is vulnerable to a remote buffer overflow
in its Tomcat test.

A malicious user may be able to crash service or execute
arbitrary code on the computer with the rights of the
HTTP server.

Solution : Upgrade to latest version of this software
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 13538, 14192

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 David Maciejak

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