Dangerous Linux Binaries

It's recommended to chmod the following linux binaries to 750 to prevent non-privileged users from execting those commands and gain control of your server.

chmod 750 /usr/bin/rcp

chmod 750 /usr/bin/wget

chmod 750 /usr/bin/lynx

chmod 750 /usr/bin/scp

chmod 750 /usr/bin/find

chmod 750 /bin/netstat

chmod 750 /usr/bin/lsattr

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