Apple OS X 10.13 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V2 · R5

CurrentPublished Wed Apr 27 2022

The macOS system must be configured with the finger service disabled.

Apple OS X 10.13 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The macOS system must be configured with the finger service disabled.

Description

Discussion Text

The "finger" service has had several security vulnerabilities in the past and is not a necessary service. It is disabled by default; enabling it would increase the attack surface of the system.

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Objective

V-214903

Rule

SV-214903r609363_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

AOSX-13-001115

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

To check if the "finger" service is disabled, use the following command:

/usr/bin/sudo /bin/launchctl print-disabled system | /usr/bin/grep com.apple.fingerd

If the results do not show the following, this is a finding:

"com.apple.fingerd" => true

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

To disable the "finger" service, run the following command:

/usr/bin/sudo /bin/launchctl disable system/com.apple.fingerd

The system may need to be restarted for the update to take effect.

STIG check 98 of 135 in the Apple OS X 10.13 STIG checklist

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