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V-216314

CAT II (Medium)

X Window System connections that are not required must be disabled.

Rule ID

SV-216314r959010_rule

STIG

Solaris 11 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V3R5

CCIs

CCI-000366

Discussion

If unauthorized clients are permitted access to the X server, a user's X session may be compromised.

Check Content

Determine if the X Window system is running.

Procedure:
# ps -ef |grep X

Ask the SA if the X Window system is an operational requirement. If it is not, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Disable the X Windows server on the system.