The system must not have the daytime service active.

From AIX 6.1 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with IA controls: ECSC-1

Associated with: CCI-001436

SV-38708r1_rule The system must not have the daytime service active.

Vulnerability discussion

The daytime service runs as root from the inetd daemon and can provide an opportunity for Denial of Service PING or PING-PONG attacks. The daytime service is unnecessary and it increases the attack vector of the system.

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Fix text

Edit /etc/inetd.conf and comment out daytime service lines for both TCP and UDP protocols. Restart the inetd service. # refresh -s inetd

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