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man2web Command Execution Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for command execution vulnerability in man2web

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server contains a CGI script that permits for arbitrary
command execution.

Description :

The remote host appears to be running man2web, a program for
dynamically converting unix man pages to HTML.

The installed version of man2web permits attackers to execute arbitrary
shell commands on the remote host subject to the rights of the web
server user id.

Solution :

Unknown at this time.

Network Security Threat Level:

High / CVSS Base Score : 7
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/A:P/I:P/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 14747

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security

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