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Remote Apple Events must be disabled.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-59713 AOSX-10-000975 SV-74143r1_rule Medium
Description
It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessary capabilities or services are often overlooked and therefore may remain unsecured. They increase the risk to the platform by providing additional attack vectors. Operating systems are capable of providing a wide variety of functions and services. Some of the functions and services, provided by default, may not be necessary to support essential organizational operations (e.g., key missions, functions). Examples of non-essential capabilities include, but are not limited to, games, software packages, tools, and demonstration software, not related to requirements or providing a wide array of functionality not required for every mission, but cannot be disabled. Remote Apple Events must be disabled.
STIG Date
Apple OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide 2017-04-06

Details

Check Text ( C-60483r3_chk )
To check if the 'Remote Apple Events' service is disabled, use the following command:

sudo launchctl print-disabled system | grep com.apple.AEServer

If the results do not show the following:

"com.apple.AEServer" => true

this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-65123r1_fix)
To disable the 'Remote Apple Events' service, run the following command:

sudo launchctl disable system/com.apple.AEServer

The system may need to be restarted for the update to take effect.