Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-88553 | VROM-SL-000610 | SV-99203r1_rule | Medium |
Description |
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The VRFY (Verify) command allows an attacker to determine if an account exists on a system, providing significant assistance to a brute force attack on user accounts. VRFY may provide additional information about users on the system, such as the full names of account owners. |
STIG | Date |
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VMware vRealize Operations Manager 6.x SLES Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2018-10-11 |
Check Text ( C-88245r1_chk ) |
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Use the following command to check if VRFY is disabled: # grep -v "^#" /etc/sendmail.cf |grep -i PrivacyOptions If "novrfy" is not returned, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-95295r1_fix) |
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Add "novrfy" to the "PrivacyOptions" flag in the "/etc/sendmail.cf" file. |