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Check: GEN005320

Solaris 10 X86 STIG: GEN005320 (in versions v2 r4 through v1 r17)

Title

The snmpd.conf file must have mode 0600 or less permissive. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

The snmpd.conf file contains authenticators and must be protected from unauthorized access and modification.

Check Content

Check the mode of the SNMP daemon configuration files. Procedure: # ls -lL /etc/sma/snmp/snmpd.conf /etc/snmp/conf/snmpd.conf /var/sma_snmp/snmpd.conf /usr/sfw/lib/sma_snmp/snmpd.conf If any of the snmpd.conf files have a mode more permissive than 0600, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the mode of the SNMP daemon configuration file to 0600. Procedure: # chmod 0600 <snmpd.conf>

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-227878r854511_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-227878

Group Title: SRG-OS-000312

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-002165	The information system enforces organization-defined discretionary access control policies over defined subjects and objects.

Controls

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

Number	Title
AC-3 (4)	Discretionary Access Control