The /etc/news/hosts.nntp (or equivalent) must have mode 0600 or less permissive.

From HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with IA controls: ECLP-1

Associated with: CCI-000225

SV-35114r1_rule The /etc/news/hosts.nntp (or equivalent) must have mode 0600 or less permissive.

Vulnerability discussion

Excessive permissions on the hosts.nntp file may allow unauthorized modification which could lead to Denial of Service to authorized users or provide access to unauthorized users.

Check content

Locate/check the hosts.nntp permissions. # find / -type f -name hosts.nntp | xargs -n1 ls -lL If hosts.nntp has a mode more permissive than 0600, this is a finding.

Fix text

Change the mode of the hosts.nntp file to 0600. # chmod 0600 /hosts.nntp

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