AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE

The AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE (V1 R14) has 506 STIG checks. New to STIG checklists? Read What is a STIG checklist?, CKL vs CKLB, and STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

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V1 · R14

CurrentPublished Fri Oct 26 2018

The /etc/ftpaccess.ctl file must be group-owned by bin, sys, or system.

AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The /etc/ftpaccess.ctl file must be group-owned by bin, sys, or system.

Description

Discussion Text

If the ftpaccess.ctl file is not group-owned by a system group, an unauthorized user may modify the file to allow unauthorized access to modify the file. Unauthorized modification could result in Denial of Service to authorized FTP users or permit unauthorized access to system information.

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Objective

V-29521

Rule

SV-38752r1_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

GEN000000-AIX0330

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Check the group ownership of the ftpaccess.ctl file.

# ls -lL /etc/ftpaccess.ctl

If the /etc/ftpaccess.ctl file is not group-owned by bin, sys, or system, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Change the group owner of the /etc/ftpaccess.ctl file.

# chgrp system /etc/ftpaccess.ctl

STIG check 314 of 506 in the AIX 6.1 STIG checklist

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