Run control scripts must not execute world writable programs or scripts.

From Solaris 11 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-000366

SV-74267r3_rule Run control scripts must not execute world writable programs or scripts.

Vulnerability discussion

World writable files could be modified accidentally or maliciously to compromise system integrity.

Check content

Check the permissions on the files or scripts executed from system startup scripts to see if they are world writable. Create a list of all potential run command level scripts. # ls -l /etc/init.d/* /etc/rc* | tr '\011' ' ' | tr -s ' ' | cut -f 9,9 -d " " Create a list of world writable files. # find / -perm -002 -type f >> WorldWritableFileList Determine if any of the world writeable files in "WorldWritableFileList" are called from the run command level scripts. Note: Depending upon the number of scripts vs. world writable files, it may be easier to inspect the scripts manually. # more `ls -l /etc/init.d/* /etc/rc* | tr '\011' ' ' | tr -s ' ' | cut -f 9,9 -d " "` If any system startup script executes any file or script that is world writable, this is a finding.

Fix text

Remove the world writable permission from programs or scripts executed by run control scripts. Procedure: # chmod o-w

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