The system must not have the UUCP service active.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-4696	GEN005280	SV-4696r2_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
The UUCP utility is designed to assist in transferring files, executing remote commands, and sending email 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.

Description

The UUCP utility is designed to assist in transferring files, executing remote commands, and sending email 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
VMware ESX 3 Server	2016-05-13

Details

Check Text ( C-722r2_chk )
Determine if the UUCP service is active. If the service is active, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-4624r2_fix)
Disable the UUCP service.