AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE

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Version

V1 · R14

CurrentPublished Fri Oct 26 2018

The system must not have Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) service active.

AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The system must not have Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) service active.

Description

Discussion Text

The IMAP service should not be running unless the system is acting as a mail server for client connections. Running unnecessary services increases the attack vector on the system.

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Objective

V-29508

Rule

SV-38712r1_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

GEN009240

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Check the /etc/inetd.conf file for active IMAP service.

#grep imapd /etc/inetd.conf | grep -v \#

If the IMAP service is enabled, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Edit /etc/inetd.conf and comment out the imap2 service line. 

Restart the inetd service.   
# refresh -s inetd

STIG check 301 of 506 in the AIX 6.1 STIG checklist

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