The traceroute command owner must be root.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-4369	GEN003960 M6	SV-38026r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
If the traceroute command owner has not been set to root, an unauthorized user could use this command to obtain knowledge of the network topology inside the firewall. This information may allow an attacker to determine trusted routers and other network information potentially leading to system and network compromise.

STIG	Date
MAC OSX 10.6 Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-04-09

Details

Check Text ( C-37595r1_chk )
Open a terminal session and enter the following command to verify the owner. ls -lL /usr/sbin/traceroute If the traceroute command is not owned by root, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-32837r1_fix)
Open a terminal session and enter the following command to set the owner of the traceroute command. chown root /usr/sbin/traceroute