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Check: GEN003940

Solaris 9 X86 STIG: GEN003940 (in version v1 r9)

Title

The hosts.lpd (or equivalent) must have mode 0644 or less permissive. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Excessive permissions on the hosts.lpd (or equivalent) file may permit unauthorized modification. Unauthorized modifications could disrupt access to local printers from authorized remote hosts or permit unauthorized remote access to local printers.

Check Content

Check the mode of the print service configuration files. Procedure: # ls -lL /etc/apache/httpd-standalone-ipp.conf /etc/printers.conf /etc/smb.conf /etc/sfw/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/sfw/samba/smb.conf If the mode of any of the print service configuration file is more permissive than 0644, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the mode of the print service configuration files to 0644 or less permissive. Procedure: # chmod 0644 /etc/apache/httpd-standalone-ipp.conf /etc/printers.conf /etc/smb.conf /etc/sfw/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/sfw/samba/smb.conf

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-37457r2_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-829

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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