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IIS buffer overflow

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
IIS buffer overflow

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

It might be possible to make the remote IIS server execute
arbitrary code by sending it a too long url ending in .htr.

Solution : see http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms99-019.mspx
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 307

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