Title

The system's access control program must be configured to grant or deny system access to specific hosts. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

If the system's access control program is not configured with appropriate rules for allowing and denying access to system network resources, services may be accessible to unauthorized hosts.

Check Content

Check for the existence of the /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny files (normally located within the /etc directory). # find /etc -type f -name hosts.allow -o -name hosts.deny | xargs -n1 ls -lL If either file does not exist, this is a finding. Check for the presence of a deny by default entry. cat <path>/hosts.deny | tr '\011' ' ' | tr -s ' ' | sed -e 's/^[ \t]*//' |grep -v "^#" | egrep "ALL: ALL" If the ALL: ALL entry is not present the hosts.deny file, any TCP service from a host or network not matching other rules will be allowed access. If the entry is not in hosts.deny, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Edit the <path>/hosts.allow and <path/hosts.deny files to configure access restrictions.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-35222r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-12030

Group Title: GEN006620

Expert Comments

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