The system must not have the bootp service active.

From AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE

Associated with IA controls: ECSC-1

Associated with: CCI-000032

SV-38703r1_rule The system must not have the bootp service active.

Vulnerability discussion

The bootp service is used for Network Installation Management (NIM) and remote booting of systems. The bootp service should not be active unless it is needed for NIM servers or booting remote systems. Running unnecessary services increases the attack vector of the system.

Check content

Check the /etc/inetd.conf file for active bootp service. # grep bootp /etc/inetd.conf |grep -v \# If the bootp service is not disabled, this is a finding.

Fix text

Disable the bootp service from /etc/inetd.conf. Edit /etc/inetd.conf and comment out bootp service line. Restart the inetd service. #refresh -s inetd

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