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Vulnerability Assessment Details

rsh with null username

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
attempts to log in using rsh

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

It is possible to execute arbitrary command on this host
using rsh by supplying a NULL username.

Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2002 Renaud Deraison

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