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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-42311r1_rule ECSC-1 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
SOLARIS 10 SPARC SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 2018-04-10

Details

Check Text ( C-40641r1_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.

If telnet is unavailable for testing, check the version of sendmail. Run the following as a non-privileged user.

$ echo \$Z | /usr/sbin/sendmail -bt -d0

If the version reported is less than 8.6, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-1395r1_fix)
Obtain and install a more recent version of Sendmail, which does not implement the DEBUG feature.