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Nortel Contivity DoS

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
crashes the remote host

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

It is possible to crash the remote host by doing the HTTP
request :
GET /cgi/cgiproc?$

Solution : upgrade to VxWorks 2.60
Network Security Threat Level: High
Bugtraq ID : 938

Networks Security ID: 938

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