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Vulnerability Assessment Details

Sendmail DEBUG

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Searches for the existence of DEBUG or WIZ commands

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Your MTA accepts the DEBUG command. It must be a very old version
of sendmail.

This command is dangerous as it permits remote
users to execute arbitrary commands as root
without the need to log in.

Solution : Upgrade your MTA.

Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 1, 2897

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 1999 Renaud Deraison

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