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IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049
If DHCP server is not required on AIX, the DHCP server must be disabled.
If DHCP server is not required on AIX, the DHCP server must be disabled.
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If DHCP server is not required on AIX, the DHCP server must be disabled.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>The dhcpsd daemon is the DHCP server that serves addresses and configuration information to DHCP clients in the network. To prevent remote attacks this daemon should not be enabled unless there is no alternative.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>