The finger daemon must be disabled on AIX.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-215389 | AIX7-00-003084 | SV-215389r958478_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| The fingerd daemon provides the server function for the finger command. This allows users to view real-time pertinent user login information on other remote systems. This service should be disabled as it may provide an attacker with a valid user list to target. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-08-16 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-215389r958478_chk)
From the command prompt, execute the following command:
# grep "^finger[[:blank:]]" /etc/inetd.conf
If there is any output from the command, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-16585r294619_fix)
In "/etc/inetd.conf", comment out the "finger" entry by running command:
# chsubserver -r inetd -C /etc/inetd.conf -d -v 'finger' -p 'tcp'
Restart inetd:
# refresh -s inetd