GEN:SID 1:2057
Message WEB-MISC helpout.exe access
Summary helpout.exe.
Impact Denial of Service
Detailed Information It is possible to issue a denial of service to vulnerable versions of
the WebSphere caching proxy by sending an illegitimate request to the
cgi script helpout.exe.

scanner nessus to scan the server for possible exploit opportunities.
Affected Systems WebSphere caching proxy
Attack Scenarios The attacker merely needs to send a bad request to helpout.exe.
Ease of Attack Simple
Corrective Action Upgrade to the latest non-vulnerable version of WebSphere caching proxy
or disable the script helpout.exe.
Additional References Nessus:
http://cgi.nessus.org/plugins/dump.php3?id=11162
Rule References bugtraq: 6002
cve: 2002-1169
nessus: 11162