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The .rhosts, .shosts, hosts.equiv, shosts.equiv, /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, and/or /etc/group files must not contain a plus (+) without defining entries for NIS+ netgroups.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-11987 GEN001980 SV-12488r2_rule ECCD-1 ECCD-2 Medium
Description
A plus (+) in system accounts' files causes the system to lookup the specified entry using NIS. If the system is not using NIS, no such entries should exist.
STIG Date
Solaris 10 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2019-12-31

Details

Check Text ( C-7952r2_chk )
Check system configuration files for plus (+) entries.

Procedure:
# find / -name .rhosts -exec grep + {} \;

# find / -name .shosts -exec grep + {} \;

# find / -name hosts.equiv -exec grep + {} \;

# find / -name shosts.equiv -exec grep + {} \;


# grep + /etc/passwd
# grep + /etc/shadow
# grep + /etc/group

If the .rhosts, .shosts, hosts.equiv, shosts.equiv, /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, and/or /etc/group files contain a plus (+) and do not define entries for NIS+ netgroups, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-11248r2_fix)
Edit the .rhosts, .shosts, hosts.equiv, shosts.equiv, /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, and/or /etc/group files and remove entries containing a plus (+).