SV-35072r1: The inetd.conf and xinetd.conf files must have mode 0440 or less permissive. | HP-UX 11.23 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

The inetd.conf and xinetd.conf files must have mode 0440 or less permissive.

Description

Discussion Text

The Internet service daemon configuration files must be protected as malicious modification could cause Denial of Service or increase the attack surface of the system.

How this relates to the STIG checklist: STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Not mappedCCI-000225

Additional Details

Responsibility

System Administrator

IA Controls

ECLP-1

References

DPMS Target HP-UX 11.23 DISA DPMS Target HP-UX 11.23 2170

SCC Automation Reference

The reconstructed evaluation script behind this rule's OVAL check(s) — every module a compound check combines, with this rule's own concrete values and DISA's SCC tool's real per-module mechanism curated from static teardown of SCC releases.

Assessment Script Powered by AISandbox-executed

A standalone Shell script to assess this control automatically. Review before running it in your environment.

Syntax-checked and actually executed in an isolated sandbox (not the real system this checks) — confirmed to run without errors.

#!/bin/sh
# OVAL Definition: oval:mil.disa.fso.hpux11:def:233
if [ ! -f "/etc/inetd.conf" ]; then echo "PASS"; exit 0; fi; if [ ! -r "/etc/inetd.conf" ] || [ ! -w "/etc/inetd.conf" ] || [ -x "/etc/inetd.conf" ]; then echo "FAIL"; exit 1; fi; if [ ! -f "/etc/xinetd.conf" ]; then echo "PASS"; exit 0; fi; if [ ! -r "/etc/xinetd.conf" ] || [ ! -w "/etc/xinetd.conf" ] || [ -x "/etc/xinetd.conf" ]; then echo "FAIL"; exit 1; fi; if [ ! -d "/etc/xinetd.d" ]; then echo "PASS"; exit 0; fi; for file in /etc/xinetd.d/*; do if [ -r "$file" ] || [ -w "$file" ] || [ -x "$file" ]; then echo "FAIL"; exit 1; fi; done; echo "PASS"; exit 0

Remediation

Change the mode of the (x)inetd.conf file.
# chmod 0440 <file>