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Vulnerability Assessment Details

icat

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Acertains the presence of the 'icat' cgi

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment
Several versions of the 'icat' CGI permit a remote
user to read arbitrary file on the target system. Make sure you
are running the latest version of icat.

Solution : Upgrade to the latest version of icat
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 2126

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

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