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SCO i2odialogd buffer overrun

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Overflows a buffer in i2odialogd

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

If a user sends a too long login/password combination
to this i2odialogd server, then he will overflow the server's
buffers.

A possible hacker can use this flaw to execute arbitrary code
on the remote system.

Solution : filter incoming traffic to port 360
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 1999 Renaud Deraison. Original exploit : www.beavuh.org

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