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Solaris 11 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Permissions on user . (hidden) files must be 750 or less permissive.

    <VulnDiscussion>Group-writable or world-writable user configuration files may enable malicious users to steal or modify other users' data or ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The operating system must use cryptographic mechanisms to protect and restrict access to information on portable digital media.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When data is written to portable digital media, such as thumb drives, floppy diskettes, compact disks, and magnetic tape, etc...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000185

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The operating system must protect the confidentiality and integrity of information at rest.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When data is written to digital media, such as hard drives, mobile computers, external/removable hard drives, personal digita...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000216

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The operating system must use cryptographic mechanisms to protect the integrity of audit information.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Protection of audit records and audit data is of critical importance. Cryptographic mechanisms are the industry established s...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The sticky bit must be set on all world writable directories.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Files in directories that have had the "sticky bit" enabled can only be deleted by users that have both write permissions for...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Permissions on user home directories must be 750 or less permissive.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Group-writable or world-writable user home directories may enable malicious users to steal or modify other users' data or to ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Reserved UIDs 0-99 must only be used by system accounts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If a user is assigned a UID that is in the reserved range, even if it is not presently in use, security exposures can arise i...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Duplicate group names must not exist.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If a group is assigned a duplicate group name, it will create and have access to files with the first GID for that group in g...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • User .netrc files must not exist.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The .netrc file presents a significant security risk since it stores passwords in unencrypted form.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&gt;&lt...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The system must not allow users to configure .forward files.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of the .forward file poses a security risk in that sensitive data may be inadvertently transferred outside the organizati...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group

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