YahooPOPs! Proxy Detection

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2331

Synopsis

The remote host is running the YahooPOPs! Proxy.

Description

The remote host is running the YahooPOPs! Proxy. This proxy is a gateway to send and receive Yahoo mail via a proxy. Such a configuration may bypass existing corporate policies regarding appropriate email usage.

Solution

Ensure that the use of the YahooPOPs! proxy is appropriate for your environment.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 2331

Family: POP Server

Published: 9/27/2004

Updated: 9/16/2018

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.0

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ypops:ypops

Exploitable With

Metasploit (YPOPS 0.6 Buffer Overflow)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1558

BID: 11256

Detections

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