The uucp (UNIX to UNIX Copy Program) daemon must be disabled on AIX.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-215372	AIX7-00-003067	SV-215372r508663_rule		Medium

Description
This service facilitates file copying between networked servers. The uucp (UNIX to UNIX Copy Program), service allows users to copy files between networked machines. Unless an application or process requires UUCP this should be disabled to prevent attacks.

STIG	Date
IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-06-06

Details

Check Text ( C-16570r294567_chk )
From the command prompt, execute the following command: # grep "^uucp[[:blank:]]" /etc/inetd.conf If there is any output from the command, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-16568r294568_fix)
In "/etc/inetd.conf", comment out the "uucp" entry by running command: # chsubserver -r inetd -C /etc/inetd.conf -d -v 'uucp' -p 'tcp' Restart inetd: # refresh -s inetd