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 Remote Apple Events.

DISA Rule

SV-225179r610901_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-225179

Group Title

SRG-OS-000096-GPOS-00050

Rule Version

AOSX-15-002022

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000382 - The organization configures the information system to prohibit or restrict the use of organization-defined functions, ports, protocols, and/or services.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

To disable Remote Apple Events, run the following command:

/usr/bin/sudo /bin/launchctl disable system/com.apple.AEServer

The system may need to be restarted for the update to take effect.

Check Contents

To check if Remote Apple Events is disabled, use the following command:

/usr/bin/sudo /bin/launchctl print-disabled system | /usr/bin/grep com.apple.AEServer

If the results do not show the following, this is a finding.

"com.apple.AEServer" => true

Vulnerability Number

V-225179

Documentable

False

Rule Version

AOSX-15-002022

Severity Override Guidance

To check if Remote Apple Events is disabled, use the following command:

/usr/bin/sudo /bin/launchctl print-disabled system | /usr/bin/grep com.apple.AEServer

If the results do not show the following, this is a finding.

"com.apple.AEServer" => true

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4212

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