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connect to all open ports

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Crashes the machine by connecting to all open ports

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

It was possible to crash the remote system by connecting
to every open port.
This is known to bluescreen machines running LANDesk8
(In this case, connecting to two ports is enough)

Solution : inform your software vendor(s) and patch your system

Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Michel Arboi

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