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The system must not have the tool-talk database server (ttdbserver) service active.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-29502 GEN009180 SV-38706r1_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
The ttdbserver service for CDE is an unnecessary service that runs as root and might be compromised.
STIG Date
AIX 5.3 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2013-03-26

Details

Check Text ( C-37802r1_chk )
Check the /etc/inetd.conf file for active ttdbserver service.

# grep 'rpc\.ttdbserver' /etc/inetd.conf |grep -v \#

If the ttdbserver service is enabled, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-33060r1_fix)
Edit /etc/inetd.conf and comment out ttdbserver service line.

Restart the inetd service.
# refresh -s inetd