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viralator

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Searches for the existence of /cgi-bin/viralator.cgi

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment
The CGI 'viralator.cgi' is installed.
Some versions of this CGI are don't check properly the user
input and permit anyone to execute arbitrary commands with
the rights of the web server

** No flaw was tested. Your script might be a safe version.

Solutions : Upgrade this script to version 0.9pre2 or newer
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 3495

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

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