2.1.1 Ensure chargen services are not enabled - chargen-udp
Information
chargen is a network service that responds with 0 to 512 ASCII characters for each connection it receives. This service is intended for debugging and testing purposes. It is recommended that this service be disabled. Rationale: Disabling this service will reduce the remote attack surface of the system.
Solution
Run the following commands to disable chargen and chargen-udp : # chkconfig chargen off # chkconfig chargen-udp off