If AIX server is not functioning as a multicast router, the mrouted daemon must be disabled.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
This daemon is an implementation of the multicast routing protocol. To prevent remote attacks this daemon should not be enabled unless there is no alternative.
- ID
- SV-215359r958478_rule
- Version
- AIX7-00-003053
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
In "/etc/rc.tcpip", comment out the "mrouted" entry by running command:
# chrctcp -d mrouted