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The sendmail server must have the debug feature disabled.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-4690 GEN004620 SV-45870r1_rule High
Description
Debug mode is a feature present in older versions of sendmail which, if not disabled, may allow an attacker to gain access to a system through the sendmail service.
STIG Date
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z 2016-12-20

Details

Check Text ( C-43187r1_chk )
Check for an enabled "debug" command provided by the SMTP service.

Procedure:
# telnet localhost 25
debug

If the command does not return a 500 error code of "command unrecognized", this is a finding.

The SLES mainframe distribution ships with sendmail Version 8.14.3.-50.20.1 which is not vulnerable. This should never be a finding.
Fix Text (F-39248r1_fix)
Obtain and install a newer version of the SMTP service software (sendmail or Postfix) fromNovell.