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Are there any known security problems with Novell WebServer?

April 26, 2017known Novell problems security webserver

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Are there any known security problems with Novell WebServer?

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If you are running Novell Webserver version 3.x and have the Web Server Examples Toolkit v.2 installed, you have a major security hole. Users can view any file on your system and download directory listings, possibly gaining information needed to break into your system. The hole is in the example CGI Perl script files.pl. Remove it from your /perl directory (typically located in SYS:INW_WEB\SHARED\DOCS\LCGI\PERL5. Better yet, remove all CGI scripts that are not essential for the operation of your site.