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Misconfigured Gnutella

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Detect sensitive files shared by Gnutella

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is running the Gnutella servent service.

It seems that the root directory of the remote host is visible through
this service. Confidential files might be exported.

Solution : disable this Gnutella servent or configure it correctly
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Michel Arboi

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