Title

The SNMP service must use only SNMPv3 or its successors. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

SNMP Versions 1 and 2 are not considered secure. Without the strong authentication and privacy provided by the SNMP Version 3 User-based Security Model (USM), an attacker or other unauthorized users may gain access to detailed system management information and use the information to launch attacks against the system.

Check Content

Verify the SNMP daemon is not configured to use the v1 or v2c security models. # egrep '(v1|v2c|community|com2sec)' /etc/sma/snmp/snmpd.conf /var/sma_snmp/snmpd.conf /etc/snmp/conf/snmpd.conf /usr/sfw/lib/sma_snmp/snmpd.conf | grep -v '^#' If any configuration is found, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Edit non-compliant snmpd.conf files and remove references to the v1, v2c, community, or com2sec. Restart the SNMP service. # svcadm restart svc:/application/management/sma:default

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-226970r603265_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-226970

Group Title: SRG-OS-000095

Expert Comments

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