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The traceroute command owner must be root.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-4369 GEN003960 SV-28392r1_rule ECLP-1 Medium
Description
If the traceroute command owner has not been set to root, an unauthorized user could use this command to obtain knowledge of the network topology inside the firewall. This information may allow an attacker to determine trusted routers and other network information possibly leading to system and network compromise.
STIG Date
SOLARIS 9 SPARC SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 2015-10-01

Details

Check Text ( C-28629r1_chk )
# ls -lL /usr/sbin/traceroute
If the traceroute command is not owned by root, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-25664r1_fix)
Change the owner of the traceroute command to root.
Example procedure:
# chown root /usr/sbin/traceroute