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.

Solution

Obtain and install a more recent version of Sendmail, which does not implement the DEBUG feature.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SOL_10_SPARC_V2R4_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|I, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-220050r603265_rule, STIG-ID|GEN004620, STIG-Legacy|SV-42311, STIG-Legacy|V-4690, Vuln-ID|V-220050

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 9965791c62f57f1ffe12e50d932aee6ffbeb98259bc2b8cc10058b6ca795fdde