Network analysis tools must not be installed.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-12049	GEN003865	SV-35138r2_rule		Medium

Description
Network analysis tools allow for the capture of network traffic visible to the system.

STIG	Date
HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-03-01

Details

Check Text ( C-36544r2_chk )
Determine if any network analysis tools are installed. Search for the binary: # find / -type f -name ethereal \| xargs -n1 ls -lL # find / -type f -name wireshark \| xargs -n1 ls -lL # find / -type f -name tshark \| xargs -n1 ls -lL # find / -type f -name netcat \| xargs -n1 ls -lL # find / -type f -name tcpdump \| xargs -n1 ls -lL # find / -type f -name snoop \| xargs -n1 ls -lL # find / -type f -name nettl \| xargs -n1 ls -lL If any network analysis tools are found, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-36544r2_chk )

Determine if any network analysis tools are installed. Search for the binary:
# find / -type f -name ethereal | xargs -n1 ls -lL
# find / -type f -name wireshark | xargs -n1 ls -lL
# find / -type f -name tshark | xargs -n1 ls -lL
# find / -type f -name netcat | xargs -n1 ls -lL
# find / -type f -name tcpdump | xargs -n1 ls -lL
# find / -type f -name snoop | xargs -n1 ls -lL
# find / -type f -name nettl | xargs -n1 ls -lL

If any network analysis tools are found, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-31909r1_fix)
Remove the network analysis tool binary from the system. Consult vendor documentation for removing packaged software, or remove the binary directly via the following example: # rm -i