Permissions on user .netrc files must be 750 or less permissive.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-216420 | SOL-11.1-070040 | SV-216420r959010_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| .netrc files may contain unencrypted passwords that can be used to attack other systems. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Solaris 11 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-05 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-6
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.4.1
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
3.4.2
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-000366
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-216420r959010_chk)
The root role is required.
Check that permissions on user .netrc files are 750 or less permissive.
# for dir in \
`logins -ox | awk -F: '($8 == "PS") { print $6 }'`; do
find ${dir}/.netrc -type f \( \
-perm -g+r -o -perm -g+w -o -perm -g+x -o \
-perm -o+r -o -perm -o+w -o -perm -o+x \) \
-ls 2>/dev/null
done
If output is produced, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-17654r371349_fix)
The root role is required.
Change the permissions on users' .netrc files to 750 or less permissive.
# chmod 750 [file name]