The rexec daemon must not be running.

From MAC OSX 10.6 Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with IA controls: EBRP-1, ECSC-1

Associated with: CCI-001435

SV-38054r1_rule The rexec daemon must not be running.

Vulnerability discussion

The rexecd process provides a typically unencrypted, host-authenticated remote access service. SSH should be used in place of this service.

Check content

Open a terminal session and use the following command to view the rexec status. defaults read /var/db/launchd.db/com.apple.launchd/overrides com.apple.rexecd If the command does not return a value of 1, this is a finding.

Fix text

Open a terminal session and use the following command to set the rexec status. launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/exec.plist NOTE: This command is being run to adjust the overrides file; unloading errors are normal, repeat the check to verify.

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