The traceroute command must be group-owned by sys, bin, root, or system.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-4370	GEN003980	SV-4370r2_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
If the group owner of the traceroute command has not been set to a system group, unauthorized users could have access to the command and use it to gain information regarding a network's topology inside of 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
UNIX SRG	2013-03-26

Details

Check Text ( C-8251r2_chk )
Determine traceroute command locations and group ownership. Procedure: # find / -name traceroute -exec ls -lL {} \; If the traceroute command is not group-owned by root, sys, bin, or system, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-4281r2_fix)
Change the group owner of the traceroute command to root, bin, sys, or system. Procedure: # chgrp root