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CSCdv66718

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Uses SNMP to determine if a flaw is present

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote VPN concentrator has a bug in its
PPTP client.

This vulnerability is documented as Cisco bug ID CSCdv66718.

Solution :
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/vpn3k-multiple-vuln-pub.shtml
Network Security Threat Level: High

*** As Nessus solely relied on the banner of the remote host
*** this might be a false positive

Networks Security ID: 5613

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

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