The sendmail server must have the debug feature disabled on AIX systems.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Debug mode is a feature present in older versions of Sendmail which, if not disabled, may allow an attacker to gain access to a system through the Sendmail service.
- ID
- SV-215414r991589_rule
- Version
- AIX7-00-003116
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Obtain and install a more recent version of "Sendmail", which does not implement the DEBUG feature.