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AIX must disable /usr/bin/rcp, /usr/bin/rlogin, /usr/bin/rsh, /usr/bin/rexec and /usr/bin/telnet commands.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-215322AIX7-00-003005SV-215322r987796_ruleCCI-000197high
Description
The listed applications permit the transmission of passwords in plain text. Alternative applications such as SSH, which encrypt data, should be use instead.
STIGDate
IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide2024-08-16

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 4 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (3) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

IAC-10Authenticator Management
0.50
IAC-10.1Password-Based Authentication
0.50
IAC-10.4Automated Support For Password Strength
0.50
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (58) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-17(1)Monitoring and Control
1.00
AC-17(2)Protection of Confidentiality and Integrity Using Encryption
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(10)Shared and Group Account Credential Change
1.00
AC-2(11)Usage Conditions
1.00
AC-2(2)Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
1.00
AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
1.00
AC-2(4)Automated Audit Actions
1.00
AC-3Access Enforcement
1.00
AC-4Information Flow Enforcement
1.00

+48 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

NIST 800-1710 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (4) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

3.5.10
1.00
3.5.7
1.00
3.5.8
1.00
3.5.9
1.00
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000197
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-215322r987796_chk)

From the command prompt, execute the following commands: # ls -l /usr/bin/rcp | awk '{print $1}' # ls -l /usr/bin/rlogin | awk '{print $1}' # ls -l /usr/bin/rsh | awk '{print $1}' # ls -l /usr/bin/telnet | awk '{print $1}' # ls -l /usr/bin/rexec | awk '{print $1}' Each of the above commands should return with the following permissions: ---------- If the permissions are more permissive, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-16518r294418_fix)

Use the chmod command to remove all permissions on these commands: # chmod ugo= /usr/bin/rcp # chmod ugo= /usr/bin/rlogin # chmod ugo= /usr/bin/rsh # chmod ugo= /usr/bin/rexec # chmod ugo= /usr/bin/telnet