The snmpd service must use only SNMP protocol version 3 or newer.

From Oracle Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-000366

SV-64923r1_rule The snmpd service must use only SNMP protocol version 3 or newer.

Vulnerability discussion

Earlier versions of SNMP are considered insecure, as they potentially allow unauthorized access to detailed system management information.

Check content

To ensure only SNMPv3 or newer is used, run the following command: # grep 'v1\|v2c\|com2sec' /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf | grep -v '^#' There should be no output. If there is output, this is a finding.

Fix text

Edit "/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf", removing any references to "v1", "v2c", or "com2sec". Upon doing that, restart the SNMP service: # service snmpd restart

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