The hosts.lpd (or equivalent) must have mode 0644 or less permissive.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-829	GEN003940	SV-35148r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
Excessive permissions on the hosts.lpd (or equivalent) file may permit unauthorized modification. Unauthorized modifications could disrupt access to local printers from authorized remote hosts or permit unauthorized remote access to local printers.

STIG	Date
HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-05-19

Details

Check Text ( C-35005r1_chk )
Locate any print service configuration file(s) on the system. HP vendor documentation identifies the following names and locations of print service configuration files on the system that can be checked via the following commands: # ls -lL /var/spool/lp/.rhosts # ls -lL /var/adm/inetd.sec # ls -lL /etc/hosts.equiv If no print service configuration file is found, this is not a finding. Check the mode of the print service configuration file. # ls -lL If the mode of the print service configuration file is more permissive than 0644, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-35005r1_chk )

Locate any print service configuration file(s) on the system. HP vendor documentation identifies the following names and locations of print service configuration files on the system that can be checked via the following commands:
# ls -lL /var/spool/lp/.rhosts
# ls -lL /var/adm/inetd.sec
# ls -lL /etc/hosts.equiv

If no print service configuration file is found, this is not a finding.

Check the mode of the print service configuration file.
# ls -lL

If the mode of the print service configuration file is more permissive than 0644, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-30299r1_fix)
Change the mode of the /etc/hosts.lpd file (or equivalent) to 0644 or less permissive. Procedure: # chmod 0644