GEN005320 - The snmpd.conf file must have mode 0600 or less permissive.

Information

The snmpd.conf file contains authenticators and must be protected from unauthorized access and modification.

Solution

Change the mode of the SNMP daemon configuration file to 0600.

Procedure:
# chmod 0600 <snmpd.conf>

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_RedHat_5_V1R18_STIG.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA STIG for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 v1r18 Audit

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-6, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000225, Group-ID|V-994, Rule-ID|SV-37696r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN005320, Vuln-ID|V-994

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 0cab36c882759977d3e6cb304ff18f018e556908ed94377fc9792a93791657cc