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Tektronix /ncl_items.html

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Searches for the existence of /ncl_*.html

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The file /ncl_items.html or /ncl_subjects.html exist on the remote system.
It is very likely that this file will permit a possible hacker
to reconfigure your Tektronix printer.

A possible hacker can use this to prevent the users of your
network from working properly by preventing them
from printing their files.

Solution : Filter incoming traffic to port 80 to this
device, or disable the Phaserlink webserver on the
printer (can be done by requesting http://printername/ncl_items?SUBJECT=2097)

Network Security Threat Level: Low

Networks Security ID: 806

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

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