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The traceroute command must be group-owned by sys, bin, root, or system.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-4370 GEN003980 SV-28397r1_rule ECLP-1 Medium
Description
If the group owner of the traceroute command has not been set to a system group, unauthorized users could have access to the command and use it to gain information regarding a network's topology inside of the firewall. This information may allow an attacker to determine trusted routers and other network information possibly leading to system and network compromise.
STIG Date
Draft AIX Security Technical Implementation Guide 2011-08-17

Details

Check Text ( C-28633r1_chk )
Check the group ownership of the traceroute file.

Procedure:
# ls -lL /usr/bin/traceroute

If the traceroute command is not group-owned by root, sys, bin, or system, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-25668r1_fix)
Change the group owner of the traceroute command to root, sys, bin, or system.

Procedure:
# chgrp system /usr/bin/traceroute