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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> SMTP problems >> poprelayd & sendmail authentication problem Vulnerability Assessment Details
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poprelayd & sendmail authentication problem |
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Checks if the remote mail server can be used as a spam relay Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote SMTP server permits relaying for authenticated users. It is however possible to poison the logs this means that spammers would be able to use your server to send their e-mails to the world, thus wasting your network bandwidth and getting you blacklisted. *** Some SMTP servers such as Postfix will display a false positive *** here Network Security Threat Level: Low Solution : Disable poprelayd Networks Security ID: 2986 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2002 Michel Arboi |
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