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Check: GEN003865

AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE: GEN003865 (in versions v1 r14 through v1 r10)

Title

Network analysis tools must not be installed. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Network analysis tools allow for the capture of network traffic visible to the system.

Check Content

Determine if any network analysis tools are installed. Procedure: # find / -name ethereal # find / -name wireshark # find / -name tshark # find / -name netcat # find / -name tcpdump # find / -name snoop If any network analysis tools are found, this is a finding. Additional Information: The binary tcpdump is provided in the bos.net.tcp.server fileset and this fileset cannot be uninstalled.

Fix Text

Remove the network analysis tool binary from the system. Procedure: # rm /usr/sbin/tcpdump

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-38880r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-12049

Group Title: GEN003865

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-000305	The organization develops a list of software programs not authorized to execute on the information system.

Controls

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.

Number	Title
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