Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V1 · R18

CurrentPublished Fri Apr 28 2017

The traceroute command owner must be root.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The traceroute command owner must be root.

Description

Discussion Text

If the traceroute command owner has not been set to root, an unauthorized user could use this command to obtain knowledge of the network topology inside the firewall. This information may allow an attacker to determine trusted routers and other network information potentially leading to system and network compromise.

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Objective

V-4369

Rule

SV-37463r1_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

GEN003960

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

# ls -lL /bin/traceroute
If the traceroute command is not owned by root, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Change the owner of the traceroute command to root.
Example:
# chown root /bin/traceroute

STIG check 411 of 571 in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 STIG checklist

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