Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-215371 | AIX7-00-003066 | SV-215371r508663_rule | Medium |
Description |
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The ttdbserver service is the tool-talk database service for CDE. This service runs as root and should be disabled. Unless required the ttdbserver service will be disabled to prevent attacks. |
STIG | Date |
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IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2021-03-10 |
Check Text ( C-16569r294564_chk ) |
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From the command prompt, execute the following command: # grep "^#ttdbserver[[:blank:]]" /etc/inetd.conf If there is any output from the command, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-16567r294565_fix) |
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In "/etc/inetd.conf", comment out the "ttdbserver" entry by running command: # chsubserver -r inetd -C /etc/inetd.conf -d -v 'ttdbserver' -p 'sunrpc_tcp' Restart inetd: # refresh -s inetd |