STIGQter: STIG Summary: Apple macOS 11 (Big Sur) Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

Apple macOS must be configured to disable the tftp service.

DISA Rule

SV-230813r599842_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-230813

Group Title

SRG-OS-000074-GPOS-00042

Rule Version

APPL-11-002038

Severity

CAT I

CCI(s)

• CCI-000197 - The information system, for password-based authentication, transmits only cryptographically-protected passwords.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

To disable the tftpd service, run the following command:

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

Check Contents

To check if the tftptd service is disabled, run the following command:

sudo launchctl print-disabled system | grep tftpd

If the results do not show the following, this is a finding:
"com.apple.tftpd" => true

Vulnerability Number

V-230813

Documentable

False

Rule Version

APPL-11-002038

Severity Override Guidance

To check if the tftptd service is disabled, run the following command:

sudo launchctl print-disabled system | grep tftpd

If the results do not show the following, this is a finding:
"com.apple.tftpd" => true

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5246

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