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INN version check (2)

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks INN version

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote version of INN is
between 2.0 and 2.2.2

There is a known security flaw
in this version of INN which
may permit a possible hacker to execute
arbitrary code on this server
is the option 'verifycancels' is enabled
in inn.conf

Solution : upgrade to version 2.2.3 or make sure
that the option verifycancel is disabled on this
server.

Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 1316

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2000 Renaud Deraison

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