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The rexec daemon must not be running.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-4688 | GEN003840 | SV-35132r2_rule | High |
| Description |
|---|
| The rexecd process provides a typically unencrypted, host-authenticated remote access service. SSH should be used in place of this service. |
| STIG | Date |
|---|---|
| HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2018-09-14 |
Details
| Check Text ( C-34990r3_chk ) |
|---|
| # cat /etc/inetd.conf | tr '\011' ' ' | tr -s ' ' | sed -e 's/^[ \t]*//' |grep -v "^#" | \ cut -f 6,7 -d " " | grep -c -i rexecd If any results are returned, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-30284r1_fix) |
|---|
| Edit /etc/inetd.conf and comment out the line for the rexec daemon service. Restart the inetd service via the following command: # inetd -c |