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Network analysis tools must not be installed.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-12049 GEN003865 SV-37446r2_rule Medium
Description
Network analysis tools allow for the capture of network traffic visible to the system. If the system is being used as a network analysis/troubleshooting system then these tools are allowed if documented.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2017-03-01

Details

Check Text ( C-36118r2_chk )
Determine if any network analysis tools are installed.

Procedure:
# find / -name ethereal
# find / -name wireshark
# find / -name tshark
# find / -name nc
# find / -name tcpdump
# find / -name snoop

If any network analysis tools are found, this is a finding
Fix Text (F-31364r2_fix)
Remove each network analysis tool binary from the system. Remove package items with a package manager, others remove the binary directly.

Procedure:
Find the binary file:
# find / -name

Find the package, if any, to which it belongs:
# rpm -qf

Remove the package if it does not also include other software:
# rpm -e
or
# yum remove

If the item to be removed is not in a package, or the entire package cannot be removed because of other software it provides, remove the item's binary file.

# rm