Linux: Disabled rsh server
🗓️ 04 Jan 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbHType
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if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.150512");
script_version("2022-08-31T10:10:28+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2022-08-31 10:10:28 +0000 (Wed, 31 Aug 2022)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-01-04 10:57:26 +0000 (Mon, 04 Jan 2021)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"0.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:N");
script_tag(name:"qod", value:"70");
script_name("Linux: Disabled rsh server");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_family("Policy");
script_dependencies("compliance_tests.nasl", "read_etc_inetd_xinetd_files.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("Compliance/Launch");
script_xref(name:"Policy", value:"CIS Distribution Independent Linux v2.0.0: 2.1.6 Ensure rsh server is not enabled (Scored)");
script_xref(name:"Policy", value:"CIS Controls Version 7: 9.2 Ensure Only Approved Ports Protocols and Services Are Running");
script_xref(name:"Policy", value:"CIS Controls Version 7: 4.5 Use Multifactor Authentication For All Administrative Access");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The Berkeley rsh-server (rsh, rlogin, rexec) package contains
legacy services that exchange credentials in clear-text.");
exit(0);
}
include( "policy_functions.inc" );
cmd = "grep -R '^(shell|login|exec)' /etc/inetd.*; grep 'disabled = yes' /etc/xinetd.d/(rsh|rlogin|rexec)";
title = "Disabled rsh services";
solution = "Comment out or remove any lines starting with shell, login or exec from /etc/inetd.conf and /etc/inetd.d/* .
Set disable = yes on all rsh, rlogin and rexec services in /etc/xinetd.conf and /etc/xinetd.d/*.";
test_type = "SSH_Cmd";
default = "Disabled";
if( get_kb_item ( "Policy/linux/inetd/ssh/ERROR" ) || get_kb_item ( "Policy/linux/xinetd/ssh/ERROR" ) ) {
value = "Error";
compliant = "incomplete";
comment = "Can not login to the host";
} else if( get_kb_item( "Policy/linux/inetd/ERROR" ) && get_kb_item( "Policy/linux/xinetd/ERROR" ) ){
compliant = "yes";
value = "Disabled";
comment = "No /etc/inetd.* and /etc/xinetd* files found";
} else {
# nb: Try /etc/inetd.* files first
files = get_kb_list( "Policy/linux//etc/inetd*" );
foreach key( keys( files ) ) {
if( egrep( string:files[key], pattern:"^\s*(rsh|login|exec)" ) ) {
compliant = "no";
value = "Enabled";
comment = "Found in /etc/inetd.* file";
break;
}
}
xinetd_services = make_list("rsh", "rlogin", "rexec");
if( ! value ) {
foreach service ( xinetd_services ) {
if( file = get_kb_item( "Policy/linux//etc/xinetd.d/" + service + "/content" ) ) {
if( file !~ "disable\s*=\s*yes" ) {
compliant = "no";
value = "Enabled";
comment = "Found in /etc/xinetd.d/rsh file";
}
}
}
}
# nb: Try /etc/xinetd.conf
if( ! value ) {
foreach service ( xinetd_services ) {
if( rsh_service = get_kb_item( "Policy/linux/etc/xinetd.conf/" + service ) ) {
if( rsh_service !~ "disable\s*=\s*yes" ) {
compliant = "no";
value = "Enabled";
comment = "Found in /etc/xinetd.conf file";
}
}
}
}
if( ! value ) {
compliant = "yes";
value = "Disabled";
}
}
policy_reporting( result:value, default:default, compliant:compliant, fixtext:solution,
type:test_type, test:cmd, info:comment );
policy_set_kbs( type:test_type, cmd:cmd, default:default, solution:solution, title:title,
value:value, compliant:compliant );
exit( 0 );
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