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IgnitionServer Denial of Service

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
checks the version of the remote ircd

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is running a version of the IgnitionServer IRC
service which may be vulnerable to a denial of service in the SERVER
command.

A possible hacker may crash the remote host by misusing the SERVER command
repeatdly.

Solution : Upgrade to IgnitionServer 0.3.2 or newer
Network Security Threat Level: Medium

Networks Security ID: 11041

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

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