HP-UX 11.23 Security Technical Implementation Guide

The HP-UX 11.23 Security Technical Implementation Guide (V1 R8) has 534 STIG checks. New to STIG checklists? Read What is a STIG checklist?, CKL vs CKLB, and STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

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Severity

Version

V1 · R8

CurrentPublished Fri Jan 22 2016

The .Xauthority utility must only permit access to authorized hosts.

HP-UX 11.23 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The .Xauthority utility must only permit access to authorized hosts.

Description

Discussion Text

If unauthorized clients are permitted access to the X server, the user's X session may be compromised.

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Objective

V-12017

Rule

SV-38288r1_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

GEN005240

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Verify the X window system access is limited to authorized clients.
# xauth
# xauth> list

Ask the SA if the clients listed are authorized. If any are not, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Remove unauthorized clients from the xauth configuration.
# xauth remove <display name>

STIG check 56 of 534 in the HP-UX 11.23 STIG checklist

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