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GEN006260 - The /etc/news/hosts.nntp (or equivalent) must have mode 0600 or less permissive.
Information
Excessive permissions on the hosts.nntp file may allow unauthorized modification which could lead to Denial of Service to authorized users or provide access to unauthorized users.Solution
Change the mode of the hosts.nntp file to 0600.# chmod 0600 < hosts.nntp file>
See Also
http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_STIG_Library_2015_07.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA AIX 5.3 STIG v1r2
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-6, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000225, CSCv6|3.1, Rule-ID|SV-39250r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN006260, Vuln-ID|V-4273
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: aa6686e3b936844359e788b4d13b542bcafc021f757f2f2a19c329c8c5c855e5