Re: [Plugins-writers] iplanet_data_snag.nasl

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sullo@private

Quoting Paul Johnston <paul@private>:
> That's right - installing the service pack doesn't change the banner.

Below is a diff to reword it just a little to avoid confusion for people like me ;)

-Sullo

diff -c iplanet_data_snag.nasl iplanet_data_snag.nasl.old 
*** iplanet_data_snag.nasl      Wed Dec  3 10:08:47 2003
--- iplanet_data_snag.nasl.old  Wed Dec  3 10:00:17 2003
***************
*** 14,26 ****
   script_name(english:name["english"]);

   desc["english"] = "
! The remote iPlanet webserver (according to it's version number) may be vulnerable
  to a bug wherein a remote user can retrieve sensitive data from memory 
  allocation pools, or cause a denial of service against the server.

! *** Since Nessus solely relied on the banner of this server,
! *** (and iPlanet 4 does not include the SP level in the banner),
! *** to issue this alert, this may be a false positive.

  Solution : Update to iPlanet 4.1 SP7 or newer

--- 14,25 ----
   script_name(english:name["english"]);

   desc["english"] = "
! The remote iPlanet webserver (according to it's version number) is vulnerable
  to a bug wherein a remote user can retrieve sensitive data from memory 
  allocation pools, or cause a denial of service against the server.

! *** Since Nessus solely relied on the banner of this server
! *** to issue this alert, this may be a false positive

  Solution : Update to iPlanet 4.1 SP7 or newer

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