Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-4696 | GEN005280 | SV-45938r1_rule | Medium |
Description |
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The UUCP utility is designed to assist in transferring files, executing remote commands, and sending e-mail between UNIX systems over phone lines and direct connections between systems. The UUCP utility is a primitive and arcane system with many security issues. There are alternate data transfer utilities/products that can be configured to more securely transfer data by providing for authentication as well as encryption. |
STIG | Date |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z | 2016-12-20 |
Check Text ( C-43237r1_chk ) |
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# chkconfig uucp or: # chkconfig --list | grep uucp If UUCP is found enabled, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-39310r1_fix) |
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# chkconfig uucp off # service uucp stop # service xinetd restart |