AIX ftpd daemon must not be running.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-215259 | AIX7-00-002060 | SV-215259r987796_rule | CCI-000197 | high |
| Description | ||||
| The ftp service is used to transfer files from or to a remote machine. The username and passwords are passed over the network in clear text and therefore insecurely. Remote file transfer, if required, should be facilitated through SSH. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-08-16 | |||
Related Frameworks
6 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
IA-5(1)
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1714 mappings
3.5.10
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.5.7
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.5.8
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.5.9
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000197
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-215259r987796_chk)
Determine if the "ftp" daemon is running by running the following command:
# grep "^ftp[[:blank:]]" /etc/inetd.conf
If an entry is returned like the following line, the "ftp" daemon is running:
ftp stream tcp6 nowait root /usr/sbin/ftpd ftpd
If the above grep command returned a line that contains "ftpd", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-16455r294229_fix)
Disable "ftp" daemon entry in "/etc/inetd.conf" using command:
# chsubserver -r inetd -C /etc/inetd.conf -d -v 'ftp' -p 'tcp6'
Reload the inetd process:
# refresh -s inetd