Application Restrictions must be enabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-51603	OSX8-00-00460	SV-65813r1_rule		Medium

Description
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) and will reduce the attack surface of the operating system. End-users should be restricted to running only approved applications.

STIG	Date
Apple OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) Workstation STIG	2015-02-10

Details

Check Text ( C-53925r1_chk )
To check if there is a configuration policy defined for Application Restrictions, run the following command: sudo profiles -Pv | grep "Application Restrictions" If nothing is returned, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-56405r1_fix)
A configuration profile should exist to restrict launching of applications.