The traceroute command owner must be root.

From MAC OSX 10.6 Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with IA controls: ECLP-1

Associated with: CCI-000225

SV-38026r1_rule The traceroute command owner must be root.

Vulnerability discussion

If the traceroute command owner has not been set to root, an unauthorized user could use this command to obtain knowledge of the network topology inside the firewall. This information may allow an attacker to determine trusted routers and other network information potentially leading to system and network compromise.

Check content

Open a terminal session and enter the following command to verify the owner. ls -lL /usr/sbin/traceroute If the traceroute command is not owned by root, this is a finding.

Fix text

Open a terminal session and enter the following command to set the owner of the traceroute command. chown root /usr/sbin/traceroute

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