The IIS 10.0 website must be configured to limit the size of web requests.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>By setting limits on web requests, it ensures availability of web services and mitigates the risk of buffer overflow type attacks. The maxAllowedContentLength Request Filter limits the number of bytes the server will accept in a request.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-218754r961152_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Follow the procedures below for each site hosted on the IIS 10.0 web server:
Open the IIS 10.0 Manager.
Click the site name under review.