ColdFusion must set a timeout for requests.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-62499	CF11-05-000190	SV-76989r1_rule		Medium

Description
DoS is a condition when a resource is not available for legitimate users. When this occurs, the organization either cannot accomplish its mission or must operate at degraded capacity. To reduce the possibility or effect of a DoS, the application server must employ defined security safeguards. These safeguards will be determined by the placement of the application server and the type of applications being hosted within the application server framework. The "Timeout Requests after" setting is used to terminate requests that have not been fulfilled in the set time. This parameter prevents unusually long requests from occupying server resources and impairing performance or denying other requests. This value should be set to 5 or less and match the value for "Timeout requests waiting in queue after" setting.

Description

DoS is a condition when a resource is not available for legitimate users. When this occurs, the organization either cannot accomplish its mission or must operate at degraded capacity. To reduce the possibility or effect of a DoS, the application server must employ defined security safeguards. These safeguards will be determined by the placement of the application server and the type of applications being hosted within the application server framework. The "Timeout Requests after" setting is used to terminate requests that have not been fulfilled in the set time. This parameter prevents unusually long requests from occupying server resources and impairing performance or denying other requests. This value should be set to 5 or less and match the value for "Timeout requests waiting in queue after" setting.

STIG	Date
Adobe ColdFusion 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-11-02

Details

Check Text ( C-63303r1_chk )
Within the Administrator Console, navigate to the "Settings" page under the "Server Settings" menu. If "Timeout Requests after seconds" is not checked or is set higher than 5, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-68419r1_fix)
Navigate to the "Settings" page under the "Server Settings" menu. Check "Timeout Requests after seconds" and set the value to 5 or less and select the "Submit Changes" button.