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1.42 SOL-11.1-020120

Information

The pidgin IM client package must not be installed.

GROUP ID: V-216054RULE ID: SV-216054r959010

Instant messaging is an insecure protocol.

Solution

The Software Installation Profile is required.

pfexec pkg uninstall communication/im/pidgin

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23873

Item Details

Audit Name: CIS Solaris 11 X86 STIG v1.0.0 CAT III

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-216054r959010_rule, STIG-ID|SOL-11.1-020120, Vuln-ID|V-216054

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: d252f0add2d10538c3e25bcca9022bfa6aef5ca27f86061f2ac37d67109ed241

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