STIGQter: STIG Summary: Apple OS X 10.15 (Catalina) Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 4 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

The macOS system must be configured to disable Bonjour multicast advertising.

DISA Rule

SV-225163r610901_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-225163

Group Title

SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

Rule Version

AOSX-15-002005

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000381 - The organization configures the information system to provide only essential capabilities.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

This setting is enforced using the "Custom Policy" configuration profile.

Check Contents

To check that Bonjour broadcasts have been disabled, use the following command:

/usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep NoMulticastAdvertisements

If the return is not, "NoMulticastAdvertisements = 1", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-225163

Documentable

False

Rule Version

AOSX-15-002005

Severity Override Guidance

To check that Bonjour broadcasts have been disabled, use the following command:

/usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep NoMulticastAdvertisements

If the return is not, "NoMulticastAdvertisements = 1", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4212

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