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AIX7-00-003082 - The imap2 service must be disabled on AIX.

Information

The imap2 service or Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) supports the IMAP4 remote mail access protocol. It works with sendmail and bellmail. This service should be disabled if it is not required to prevent attacks.

Solution

In "/etc/inetd.conf", comment out the "imap2" entry by running command:
# chsubserver -r inetd -C /etc/inetd.conf -d -v 'imap2' -p 'tcp'

Restart inetd:
# refresh -s inetd

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_IBM_AIX_7-x_V3R3_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-215387r958478_rule, STIG-ID|AIX7-00-003082, STIG-Legacy|SV-101503, STIG-Legacy|V-91405, Vuln-ID|V-215387

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 7dd28a5ac9c3796f5fb2eb9cb22e09ddb47afcef1043411227d6d7e31efd1768