Nessus Plugin #10185

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POP3 Server type and version

Family:

General

Category:

infos

Copyright:

This script is Copyright (C) 1999 SecuriTeam

Summary:

POP3 Server type and version

Version:

$Revision: 1.14 $

Cve_id:

-

Bugtraq_id:

-

Xrefs:

-

Description:

The remote POP3 servers leak information about the software it is running,
through the login banner. This may assist an attacker in choosing an attack
strategy.

Versions and types should be omitted where possible.


Solution : Change the login banner to something generic.
Risk factor : Low