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GEN002960 - Access to the cron utility must be controlled using the cron.allow and/or cron.deny file(s).
Information
The cron facility allows users to execute recurring jobs on a regular and unattended basis. The cron.allow file designates accounts allowed to enter and execute jobs using the cron facility. If neither cron.allow nor cron.deny exists, then any account may use the cron facility. This may open the facility up for abuse by system intruders and malicious users.Solution
Create /etc/cron.d/cron.allow and/or /etc/cron.d/cron.deny with appropriate content.See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SOL_10_x86_V2R4_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA STIG Solaris 10 X86 v2r4
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-227738r603266_rule, STIG-ID|GEN002960, STIG-Legacy|SV-27317, STIG-Legacy|V-974, Vuln-ID|V-227738
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 5e17ce4f201ee9b9f66bde49c7bbb6b762f839f16db0c6e405d4737ba912c7f4