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Vulnerability Assessment Details

AutomatedShops WebC.cgi buffer overflows

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Searches for the existence of webc.cgi

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is running a version of AutomatedShops's webc.cgi
which is older than version 5.020.

This CGI is vulnerable to a remote buffer overflow (up to version 5.005 included)
and to a local one (up to version 5.010 included)

A possible hacker may use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the remote
host.

Solution : Upgrade to version 5.020
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 7268

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

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