tcpwrapper-access: TCP Wrapper Access Control Check

id: tcpwrapper-access

info:
  name: TCP Wrapper Access Control Check
  author: songyaeji
  severity: low
  description: |
    Checked if IP and port restrictions were properly applied using TCP Wrapper (/etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny). Reported systems as vulnerable if unrestricted remote access (e.g. Telnet, RSH, SSH) was possible.
  reference:
    - https://isms.kisa.or.kr
  tags: linux,local,audit,kisa,compliance

self-contained: true

code:
  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      echo "[*] Checking /etc/hosts.deny (default deny policy)"
      if grep -Eq "^[[:space:]]*ALL:[[:space:]]*ALL" /etc/hosts.deny; then
        echo "[SAFE] /etc/hosts.deny has ALL:ALL policy"
      else
        echo "[VULNERABLE] /etc/hosts.deny is missing ALL:ALL (default deny)"
      fi

  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      echo "[*] Checking sshd allow policy in /etc/hosts.allow"
      if grep -Eq "^[[:space:]]*sshd" /etc/hosts.allow; then
        if grep -Eq "^[[:space:]]*sshd:[[:space:]]*ALL" /etc/hosts.allow; then
          echo "[VULNERABLE] sshd allows ALL hosts (too permissive)"
        else
          echo "[SAFE] sshd-specific allow policy found with restrictions"
        fi
      else
        echo "[VULNERABLE] No sshd-specific allow policy found"
      fi

    matchers:
      - type: word
        name: hosts.deny
        part: code_1_response
        words:
          - "[VULNERABLE]"

      - type: word
        name: sshd
        part: code_2_response
        words:
          - "[VULNERABLE]"
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