GEN006380 - The system must not use UDP for NIS/NIS+.

Information

Implementing Network Information Service (NIS) or NIS+ under UDP may make the system more susceptible to a Denial of Service attack and does not provide the same quality of service as TCP.

Solution

Configure the system to not use UDP for NIS and NIS+. Consult vendor documentation for the required procedure.

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_RedHat_5_V1R18_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-17(8), CAT|I, CCI|CCI-001436, Group-ID|V-4399, Rule-ID|SV-37739r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN006380, Vuln-ID|V-4399

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 5ad17806513369c0c638d57a039785a57c21bd919c0445db084b3f405cb9c926