UCF STIG Viewer Logo

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 2018-09-14

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.
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