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Check: GEN003980

HP-UX 11.23 STIG: GEN003980 (in version v1 r8)

Title

The traceroute command must be group-owned by sys, bin, root, or other. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

If the group owner of the traceroute command has not been set to a system group, unauthorized users could have access to the command and use it to gain information regarding a network's topology inside of the firewall. This information may allow an attacker to determine trusted routers and other network information possibly leading to system and network compromise.

Check Content

Check the group ownership of the traceroute file. Procedure: # ls -lL /usr/contrib/bin/traceroute If the traceroute command is not group-owned by root, sys, bin, or other, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the group-owner of the traceroute command to root. See the following example: # chgrp root /usr/contrib/bin/traceroute

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-35154r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-4370

Group Title: GEN003980

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-000225	Employ the principle of least privilege, allowing only authorized accesses for users (or processes acting on behalf of users) which are necessary to accomplish assigned organizational tasks.

Controls

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

Number	Title
AC-6	Least Privilege