Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-216996 | CISC-RT-000080 | SV-216996r663924_rule | Medium |
Description |
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Call home services will routinely send data such as configuration and diagnostic information to the vendor for routine or emergency analysis and troubleshooting. There is a risk that transmission of sensitive data sent to unauthorized persons could result in data loss or downtime due to an attack. |
STIG | Date |
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Cisco IOS XE Router RTR Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2021-09-16 |
Check Text ( C-18226r663922_chk ) |
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Review the router configuration to determine if the call home service is enabled as shown in the example below: service call-home contact-email-addr username@example.com phone-number "+1-800-555-4567" customer-id "Customer1234" contract-id "Company1234" If the call home feature is configured to call home to the vendor, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-18224r663923_fix) |
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Disable the call home feature as shown below: R5(config)#no service call-home |