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fareskzz/metasploitable2-pentest-series

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Hands-on penetration testing write-ups against Metasploitable2 — 6 exploitation reports (vsFTPd backdoor, SSH brute-force, rlogin, Slowloris DoS, MySQL, Telnet) plus a 30-point Linux hardening checklist. Full methodology, PoC evidence, and remediation for each.
🎯 Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution (RCE)
💡 Defense Fix: Avoid executing shell commands via system(). Use parameterized APIs and strict input sanitization.
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