Check: GEN001980
HP-UX 11.31 STIG:
GEN001980
(in versions v1 r19 through v1 r13)
Title
The .rhosts, .shosts, hosts.equiv, shosts.equiv, /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, and/or /etc/group files must not contain a plus (+) without defining entries for NIS+ netgroups. (Cat II impact)
Discussion
A plus (+) in system accounts files causes the system to lookup the specified entry using NIS. If the system is not using NIS, no such entries should exist.
Check Content
Check system configuration files for plus (+) entries. Procedure: # find / -name .rhosts # cat /<directorylocation>/.rhosts | grep -v "^#" | grep "\+" # find / -name .shosts # cat /<directorylocation>/.shosts | grep -v "^#" | grep "\+" # find / -name hosts.equiv # cat /<directorylocation>/hosts.equiv | grep -v "^#" | grep "\+" # find / -name shosts.equiv # cat /<directorylocation>/shosts.equiv | grep -v "^#" | grep "\+" # cat /etc/passwd | grep -v "^#" | grep "\+" # cat /etc/shadow | grep -v "^#" | grep "\+" # cat /etc/group | grep -v "^#" | grep "\+" If the .rhosts, .shosts, hosts.equiv, shosts.equiv, /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, and/or /etc/group files contain a plus (+) and do not define entries for NIS+ netgroups, this is a finding.
Fix Text
Edit the .rhosts, .shosts, hosts.equiv, shosts.equiv, /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, and/or /etc/group files and remove entries containing a plus (+).
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-34922r1_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-11987
Group Title: GEN001980
Expert Comments
CCIs
Number | Definition |
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CCI-000366 |
The organization implements the security configuration settings. |
Controls
Number | Title |
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CM-6 |
Configuration Settings |