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Check: GEN001280

Solaris 9 X86 STIG: GEN001280 (in version v1 r9)

Title

Manual page files must have mode 0644 or less permissive. (Cat III impact)

Discussion

If manual pages are compromised, misleading information could be inserted, causing actions that may compromise the system.

Check Content

Check the mode of the manual page files. Procedure: # ls -lLR /usr/share/man /usr/sfw/share/man /usr/sfw/man If any of the manual page files have a mode more permissive than 0644, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the mode of manual page files to 0644 or less permissive. Procedure (example): # chmod 0644 <path>/<manpage>

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-39835r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-792

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-000225	Employ the principle of least privilege, allowing only authorized accesses for users (or processes acting on behalf of users) which are necessary to accomplish assigned organizational tasks.

Controls

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

Number	Title
AC-6	Least Privilege