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GEN004620 - The Sendmail server must have the debug feature disabled.

Information

Debug mode is a feature present in older versions of sendmail which, if not disabled, may allow an attacker to gain access to a system through the sendmail service.

NOTE: Nessus has not performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

Obtain and install a newer version of the SMTP service software (sendmail or Postfix) from RedHat.

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|I, CCI|CCI-000366, Group-ID|V-4690, Rule-ID|SV-37508r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN004620, Vuln-ID|V-4690

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 1547d9fd70b0252fe739149fd63dacac22c0a92045f160a3ffe2903eab081ae3