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Check: GEN003980 M6

MACOSX 10.6: GEN003980 M6 (in version v1 r3)

Title

The traceroute command must be group-owned by wheel. (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 potentially leading to system and network compromise.

Check Content

Open a terminal session and enter the following command to verify the group ownership of the traceroute command. ls -lL /usr/sbin/traceroute If the traceroute command is not group owned by wheel, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Open a terminal session and enter the following command to set the group ownership of the traceroute command. chgrp wheel /usr/sbin/traceroute

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-38027r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-4370

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-000225	The organization employs the concept of least privilege, allowing only authorized accesses for users (and processes acting on behalf of users) which are necessary to accomplish assigned tasks in accordance with organizational missions and business functions.

Controls

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

Number	Title
AC-6	Least Privilege