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The system must not have the finger service active.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-4701 GEN003860 SV-27441r2_rule DCPP-1 EBRU-1 Low
Description
The finger service provides information about the system's users to network clients. This information could expose information that could be used in subsequent attacks.
STIG Date
SOLARIS 10 X86 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 2015-06-25

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-24713r1_fix)
Disable the finger service and restart inetd.
Procedure:
# svcadm disable finger
# svcadm refresh inetd