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Oracle Database 11.2g Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000516-DB-000363

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    Group
  • Access to DBMS software files and directories must not be granted to unauthorized users.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The DBMS software libraries contain the executables used by the DBMS to operate. Unauthorized access to the libraries can res...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-DB-000363

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    Group
  • Replication accounts must not be granted DBA privileges.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Replication accounts may be used to access databases defined for the replication architecture. An exploit of a replication on...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-DB-000363

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    Group
  • Network access to the DBMS must be restricted to authorized personnel.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Restricting remote access to specific, trusted systems helps prevent access by unauthorized and potentially malicious users.&...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-DB-000363

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    Group
  • Changes to configuration options must be audited.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The AUDIT_SYS_OPERATIONS parameter is used to enable auditing of actions taken by the user SYS. The SYS user account is a sha...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-DB-000363

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    Group
  • Changes to DBMS security labels must be audited.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Some DBMS systems provide the feature to assign security labels to data elements. If labeling is required, implementation opt...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-DB-000363

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Remote database or other external access must use fully-qualified names.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Oracle GLOBAL_NAMES parameter is used to set the requirement for database link names to be the same name as the remote da...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-DB-000363

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    Group
  • The /diag subdirectory under the directory assigned to the DIAGNOSTIC_DEST parameter must be protected from unauthorized access.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;&lt;DIAGNOSTIC_DEST&gt;/diag indicates the directory where trace, alert, core and incident directories and files are located....
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-DB-000363

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Remote administration must be disabled for the Oracle connection manager.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Remote administration provides a potential opportunity for malicious users to make unauthorized changes to the Connection Man...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-DB-000363

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The SQLNet SQLNET.ALLOWED_LOGON_VERSION parameter must be set to a value of 12 or higher.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unsupported Oracle network client installations may introduce vulnerabilities to the database. Restriction to use of supporte...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000176-DB-000068

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The DBMS, when using PKI-based authentication, must enforce authorized access to the corresponding private key.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The cornerstone of the PKI is the private key used to encrypt or digitally sign information. If the private key is stolen, t...
    Rule High Severity

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