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Vulnerability Assessment Details

ISMail overflow

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks if the remote mail server can be used to gain a shell

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote SMTP server (probably ISMail) seems to be vulnerable
to a buffer overflow which could permit a possible hacker to
gain LOCALSYSTEM rights on this host.

Solution : Upgrade to version 1.4.5 of ISMail
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Network Security Threat Level: High

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

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