Rule ID
SV-239537r662062_rule
Version
V2R2
CCIs
CCI-000382
The HELP command should be disabled to mask version information. The version of the SMTP service software could be used by attackers to target vulnerabilities present in specific software versions.
Check the permissions of the sendmail helpfile: ls -al /usr/lib/sendmail.d/helpfile If the permissions are not "0000", this is a finding.
Run the following command to disable the sendmail helpfile: # chmod 0000 /usr/lib/sendmail.d/helpfile