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CCE-90975-4

Platform: cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9Date: (C)2017-06-29   (M)2023-07-04



If any password hashes are stored in '/etc/passwd' (in the second field, instead of an 'x'), the cause of this misconfiguration should be investigated. The account should have its password reset and the hash should be properly stored, or the account should be deleted entirely.


Parameter:

[yes/no]


Technical Mechanism:

The hashes for all user account passwords should be stored in the file '/etc/shadow' and never in '/etc/passwd', which is readable by all users.

CCSS Severity:CCSS Metrics:
CCSS Score : 7.0Attack Vector: LOCAL
Exploit Score: 1.0Attack Complexity: HIGH
Impact Score: 5.9Privileges Required: LOW
Severity: HIGHUser Interaction: NONE
Vector: AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScope: UNCHANGED
 Confidentiality: HIGH
 Integrity: HIGH
 Availability: HIGH
  

References:
Resource IdReference
SCAP Repo OVAL Definitionoval:org.secpod.oval:def:73062
SCAP Repo OVAL Definitionoval:org.secpod.oval:def:30628
SCAP Repo OVAL Definitionoval:org.secpod.oval:def:72390
SCAP Repo OVAL Definitionoval:org.secpod.oval:def:72024
SCAP Repo OVAL Definitionoval:org.secpod.oval:def:31351
SCAP Repo OVAL Definitionoval:org.secpod.oval:def:84264


OVAL    6
oval:org.secpod.oval:def:84264
oval:org.secpod.oval:def:72390
oval:org.secpod.oval:def:31351
oval:org.secpod.oval:def:30628
...
XCCDF    6
xccdf_org.secpod_benchmark_general_CENTOS_7
xccdf_org.secpod_benchmark_general_RHEL_8
xccdf_org.secpod_benchmark_general_OEL_8
xccdf_org.secpod_benchmark_general_OEL_7
...

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