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GEN004580 - The system must not use .forward files.

Information

The .forward file allows users to automatically forward mail to another system. Use of .forward files could allow the unauthorized forwarding of mail and could potentially create mail loops which could degrade system performance.

Solution

Remove .forward files from the system.

# rm .forward

Update the sendmail.cf file to ignore .forward files by adding
ForwardPath=''.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SOL_10_x86_V2R4_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-220101r603266_rule, STIG-ID|GEN004580, STIG-Legacy|SV-39827, STIG-Legacy|V-4385, Vuln-ID|V-220101

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: cf6d23d77ec76c40162fe21e49fbf4b84d72310fd1d0d7d8af6c0b9db4006437