Management Information Base (MIB) files must have mode 0640 or less permissive.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-226972	GEN005340	SV-226972r854445_rule		Medium

Description
The ability to read the MIB file could impart special knowledge to an intruder or malicious user about the ability to extract compromising information about the system or network.

STIG	Date
Solaris 10 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-09-07

Details

Check Text ( C-29134r485246_chk )
Check the modes for all Management Information Base (MIB) files on the system. # find /etc/sma/snmp/ /etc/snmp/conf/ /var/sma_snmp/ /usr/sfw/lib/sma_snmp/ -type f | grep -i mib | egrep -v '\.conf$' | xargs ls -lL If any file is returned that does not have mode 0640 or less permissive, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-29122r485247_fix)
Change the mode of MIB files to 0640. Procedure: # chmod 0640