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SecureCRT SSH1 protocol version string overflow

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Acertains the version of SecureCRT

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is using a vulnerable version of SecureCRT, a
SSH/Telnet client built for Microsoft Windows operation systems.

It has been reported that SecureCRT contain a remote buffer overflow
permiting an SSH server to execute arbitrary command via a specially
long SSH1 protocol version string.

Solution : Upgrade to SecureCRT 3.2.2, 3.3.4, 3.4.6, 4.1 or newer
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 5287

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 David Maciejak

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