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1.62 APPL-26-002006

Information

The macOS system must disable Unix-to-Unix Copy Protocol (UUCP) service.

GROUP ID: V-277089
RULE ID: SV-277089r1149391

The system must not have the UUCP service active.

UUCP, a set of programs that enables sending files between different Unix systems and sending commands to be executed on another system, is not essential and must be disabled to prevent unauthorized connection of devices, transfer of information, and tunneling.

Note: UUCP service is disabled at startup by default with macOS.

Solution

Configure the macOS system to disable UUCP service with the following command:

/bin/launchctl bootout system/com.apple.uucp
/bin/launchctl disable system/com.apple.uucp

The system may need a restart for the update to take effect.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/26538

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-3, CCI|CCI-000213, Rule-ID|SV-277089r1149391_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-26-002006, Vuln-ID|V-277089

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 9d09d3cf367c150c6221939d5cc74fcd7c756c108fdf48a794fd85fe0a974687