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FreeBSD : SA-04:01.mksnap_ff

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the FreeBSD

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is running a version of FreeBSD which contains a
bug in the mksnap_ffs(8) utility which may reset file flags on
the remote file system, thus resetting the type of access control
that were assigned to a file.

Solution : http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/7229d900-88af-11d8-90d1-0020ed76ef5a.html
Network Security Threat Level: Medium

Networks Security ID: 9533

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security

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