All run control scripts must have mode 0755 or less permissive.

From MAC OSX 10.6 Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with IA controls: ECLP-1

Associated with: CCI-000225

SV-38013r1_rule All run control scripts must have mode 0755 or less permissive.

Vulnerability discussion

If the startup files are writable by other users, they could modify to insert malicious commands into the startup files.

Check content

Open a terminal session and enter the following command to check the mode of launchctl plist files (all on one line). find /System/Library/LaunchDaemons /System/Library/LaunchAgents /Library/LaunchAgents /Library/LaunchDaemons -type f -perm +022 -exec stat -f %Lp:%N {} \; This will return the octal permissions and name of all files that are group or world writeable. If any launchctl plist file listed is world or group writeable (either or both of the 2 lowest order digits containing a 2, 3, 6, or 7), this is a finding.

Fix text

Open a terminal session and enter the following command to set the mode of the run control script file. chmod 755

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