| VID |
14055 |
| Severity |
40 |
| Port |
22 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
LSC |
| Detailed Description |
The host system's /etc/hosts file's permission or owner is unsafe. /etc/hosts is the file for mapping IP address with hostname. if this file is set maliciously, malicious systems can be trusted.
* Platforms Affected:
UNIX, Linux |
| Recommendation |
Reset permissions of the file lower than 600 as the following (in case of Solaris /etc/inet/hosts)
chmod 600 /etc/hosts
if the owner of the file is not root, change the owner
chown root /etc/hosts |
| Related URL |
(CVE) |
| Related URL |
(SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
(ISS) |
|
