STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: Apple OS X 10.14 (Mojave) Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

The macOS system must be configured to disable the application Messages.

DISA Rule

SV-209576r610285_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-209576

Group Title

SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

Rule Version

AOSX-14-002011

Severity

CAT III

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

This setting is enforced using the "Restrictions Policy" configuration profile.

Check Contents

To check if there is a configuration policy defined for "Application Restrictions", run the following command:

/usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep -A 5 familyControlsEnabled | grep "Messages.app"

If the return does not contain "/Applications/Messages.app", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-209576

Documentable

False

Rule Version

AOSX-14-002011

Severity Override Guidance

To check if there is a configuration policy defined for "Application Restrictions", run the following command:

/usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep -A 5 familyControlsEnabled | grep "Messages.app"

If the return does not contain "/Applications/Messages.app", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

2930

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