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Vulnerability Assessment Details

BitKeeper remote command execution

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for the remote banner

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is running a version 3.0.x of BitKeeper.
Some versions of this service are known to permit anyone execute
arbitrary commands with the rights of the BitKeeper daemon.

*** Nessus did not check for this vulnerability, but solely
*** relied on the banner of the remote server to issue this warning

Solution : Contact the vendor for a fix
See also : http://secunia.com/advisories/7854/
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2002 Renaud Deraison

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