The ttdbserver daemon must be disabled on AIX.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-215371 | AIX7-00-003066 | SV-215371r958478_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| The ttdbserver service is the tool-talk database service for CDE. This service runs as root and should be disabled. Unless required the ttdbserver service will be disabled to prevent attacks. |
| STIG | Date |
| IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-08-16 |
Details
| Check Text (C-16569r294564_chk) |
| From the command prompt, execute the following command: # grep "^#ttdbserver[[:blank:]]" /etc/inetd.conf If there is any output from the command, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-16567r294565_fix) |
| In "/etc/inetd.conf", comment out the "ttdbserver" entry by running command: # chsubserver -r inetd -C /etc/inetd.conf -d -v 'ttdbserver' -p 'sunrpc_tcp' Restart inetd: # refresh -s inetd |