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Vulnerability Assessment Details

sadmind command execution

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Executes a command on the remote host

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is running the sadmind RPC service. It is possible
to misuse this service to execute arbitrary commands on this host
as root.

Solution : Disable this service as Sun does not intend to provide a patch
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 8615

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