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Check: GEN003750

VMware ESX 3 Server: GEN003750 (in version v1 r2)

Title

The xinetd.d directory must have mode 0755 or less permissive. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

The Internet service daemon configuration files must be protected as malicious modification could cause Denial-of-Service or increase the attack surface of the system.

Check Content

Check the xinetd.conf file for any included directories. Procedure: # grep includedir /etc/xinetd.conf If xinetd.conf does not exist, or there are no includedir lines contained within it, this is not applicable. Check the mode of the included directories. Procedure: # ls -lL <directory> If any of the included directories have a mode more permissive than 0755, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the mode of included xinetd configuration directories to 0755. Procedure: # chmod 0755 <directory>

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-26089r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-22425

Group Title: GEN003750

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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