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


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-4370 GEN003980 SV-35154r1_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
HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2015-03-18

Details

Check Text ( C-35010r1_chk )
Check the group ownership of the traceroute file.

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

If the traceroute command is not group-owned by root, sys, bin, or other, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-30305r1_fix)
Change the group-owner of the traceroute command to root. See the following example:
# chgrp root /usr/contrib/bin/traceroute