linux-nis-service: NIS Service Should Be Disabled

2025-08-01 linux nis service PoC Public

Description

Evaluated the status of NIS service daemons on the system. Active NIS services could have permitted unauthorized users to escalate privileges or access sensitive account information, posing a significant security risk.

PoC

id: linux-nis-service

info:
  name: NIS Service Should Be Disabled
  author: songyaeji
  severity: high
  description: |
    Evaluated the status of NIS service daemons on the system. Active NIS services could have permitted unauthorized users to escalate privileges or access sensitive account information, posing a significant security risk.
  reference:
    - https://isms.kisa.or.kr
  tags: linux,local,audit,kisa,compliance

self-contained: true

code:
  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      if command -v systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
          if systemctl is-active --quiet ypserv ypbind; then
              echo "[VULNERABLE] NIS service is running"
              systemctl status ypserv ypbind
          else
              echo "[SAFE] NIS service is not running"
          fi
      else
          running=$(ps -ef | egrep "ypserv|ypbind" | grep -v grep)
          if [ -n "$running" ]; then
              echo "[VULNERABLE] NIS service is running"
              echo "$running"
          else
              echo "[SAFE] NIS service is not running"
          fi
      fi

    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: response
        words:
          - "[VULNERABLE]"
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100b5b0f42b84f5cd2ca06b1a201d906667dc91a01dfd53273bdc01b3a65cc4595d0220603376d78e13e2573dd6af85849d0e5c9d897410e6be681645167165bc5d2a62:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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