CCE-91159-4| Platform: ubuntu14.04 | Date: (C)2017-03-14 (M)2023-07-04 |
Ensure IMAP and POP server is not enabled (Not Scored)
Dovecot is an open source IMAP and POP3 server for Linux based systems.
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Technical Mechanism:
Unless POP3 and/or IMAP servers are to be provided to this server, it is recommended that the service be deleted to reduce the potential attack surface.
Fix:
Remove or comment out start lines in /etc/init/dovecot.conf:
# start on runlevel [2345]
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| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:33879 |
