Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-218072 | RHEL-06-000341 | SV-218072r505923_rule | High |
Description |
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Presence of the default SNMP password enables querying of different system aspects and could result in unauthorized knowledge of the system. |
STIG | Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2020-09-03 |
Check Text ( C-19553r377231_chk ) |
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Verify the "snmp" package is installed: # rpm -qa | grep -i snmp net-snmp-5.7.1-31.2.x86_64.rpm If the package is not installed, this is Not Applicable. To ensure the default password is not set, run the following command: # grep -v "^#" /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf| grep public There should be no output. If there is output, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-19551r377232_fix) |
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Edit "/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf", remove default community string "public". Upon doing that, restart the SNMP service: # service snmpd restart |