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V-216289

CAT III (Low)

The pidgin IM client package must not be installed.

Rule ID

SV-216289r959010_rule

STIG

Solaris 11 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V3R5

CCIs

CCI-000366

Discussion

Instant messaging is an insecure protocol.

Check Content

Determine if the pidgin package is installed.

# pkg list communication/im/pidgin

If an installed package named communication/im/pidgin is listed, this is a finding.

Fix Text

The Software Installation Profile is required.

# pfexec pkg uninstall communication/im/pidgin