Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.14832
Category:	SMTP problems
Title:	Debian GNU/Linux Sendmail Default SASL Password
Summary:	Checks SMTP authentication
Description:	The remote host is running a Sendmail server with a default SASL password of 'sendmail' / 'sendmailpwd'. A spammer may use this account to use the remote server as a spam relay for the internet. See also : http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-554 Solution : Disable this account as soon as possible Risk factor : High
Cross-Ref:	BugTraq ID: 11262 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0833 Debian Security Information: DSA-554 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-554 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11262 http://secunia.com/advisories/12667 XForce ISS Database: sendmail-mail-relay(17531) http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/17531
Copyright	This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security

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