Solaris 10 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide

The Solaris 10 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide (V2 R4) has 507 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

V2 · R4

CurrentPublished Thu Jan 26 2023

The telnet daemon must not be running.

Solaris 10 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The telnet daemon must not be running.

Description

Discussion Text

The telnet daemon provides a typically unencrypted remote access service which does not provide for the confidentiality and integrity of user passwords or the remote session. If a privileged user were to log on using this service, the privileged user password could be compromised.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000074, SRG-OS-000520

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Objective

V-226921

Rule

SV-226921r603265_rule

Severity

high

Rule Version

GEN003850

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Determine if the telnet daemon is running. 

# svcs telnet

If the telnet service is enabled, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Disable the telnet daemon. 

# svcadm disable telnet
# svcadm refresh inetd

STIG check 346 of 507 in the Solaris 10 SPARC STIG checklist

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