Oracle Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V2 · R1

CurrentPublished Fri Jan 22 2021

The ftpusers file must contain account names not allowed to use FTP.

Oracle Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The ftpusers file must contain account names not allowed to use FTP.

Description

Discussion Text

The ftpusers file contains a list of accounts not allowed to use FTP to transfer files. If the file does not contain the names of all accounts not authorized to use FTP, then unauthorized use of FTP may take place.

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Objective

V-218558

Rule

SV-218558r603259_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

GEN004900

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Check the contents of the ftpusers file. 
For gssftp:
# more /etc/ftpusers

For vsftp:
# more /etc/vsftpd.ftpusers /etc/vfsftpd/ftpusers
If the system has accounts not allowed to use FTP and not listed in the ftpusers file, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

For gssftp:
Add accounts not allowed to use FTP to the /etc/ftpusers file.

For vsftp:
Add accounts not allowed to use FTP to the /etc/vsftpd.ftpusers or /etc/vsftpd/ftpusers file (as appropriate).

STIG check 396 of 571 in the Oracle Linux 5 STIG checklist

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