The services file must have mode 0644 or less permissive.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-824	GEN003780 M6	SV-37997r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
The services file is critical to the proper operation of network services and must be protected from unauthorized modification. Unauthorized modification could result in the failure of network services.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-37579r1_chk )
Open a terminal session and enter the following command to verify the mode of the services file. ls -lL /etc/services If the services file has a mode more permissive than 0644, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-32821r1_fix)
Open a terminal session and enter the following command to set the mode of the services file. chmod 0644 /etc/services