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IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049
The Internet Network News (INN) server must be disabled on AIX.
The Internet Network News (INN) server must be disabled on AIX.
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The Internet Network News (INN) server must be disabled on AIX.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Internet Network News (INN) servers access Usenet newsfeeds and store newsgroup articles. INN servers use the Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) to transfer information from the Usenet to the server and from the server to authorized remote hosts. If this function is necessary to support a valid mission requirement, its use must be authorized and approved in the system accreditation package.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>