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I - Mission Critical Sensitive

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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    Group
  • AIX must not run any routing protocol daemons unless the system is a router.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Routing protocol daemons are typically used on routers to exchange network topology information with other routers. If this s...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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    Group
  • AIX must not process ICMP timestamp requests.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The processing of Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) timestamp requests increases the attack surface of the system.&lt;...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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    Group
  • AIX must not respond to ICMPv6 echo requests sent to a broadcast address.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Responding to broadcast ICMP echo requests facilitates network mapping and provides a vector for amplification attacks.&lt;/V...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00228

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    Group
  • AIX must define default permissions for all authenticated users in such a way that the user can only read and modify their own files.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Setting the most restrictive default permissions ensures that when new accounts are created they do not have unnecessary acce...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00229

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    Group
  • There must be no .rhosts, .shosts, hosts.equiv, or shosts.equiv files on the AIX system.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Trust files are convenient, but when used in conjunction with the remote login services, they can allow unauthenticated acces...
    Rule Medium Severity

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