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Vulnerability Assessment Details

poppassd USER overflow

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Sends a too long USER command to poppassd

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote poppassd daemon crashes when a too
long name is sent after the USER command.

It might be possible for a remote cracker to run
arbitrary code on this machine.

Solution : upgrade your software or use another one

Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 75

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Michel Arboi

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