A baseline of database application software should be documented and maintained.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-3806	DG0021-SQLServer9	SV-24142r1_rule	DCSW-1	Medium

Description
Without maintenance of a baseline of current DBMS application software, monitoring for changes cannot be complete and unauthorized changes to the software can go undetected. Changes to the DBMS executables could be the result of intentional or unintentional actions.

STIG	Date
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Instance Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-06-16

Details

Check Text ( C-20401r1_chk )
Have the DBA and/or IAO provide the DBMS software baseline procedures, implementation evidence, and a list of files and directories included in the baseline procedure for completeness. If baseline procedures do not exist, not implemented reliably or not complete, this is a Finding. Software and configuration directories are under: [drive] \Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server The exact directory is specified in the registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Microsoft SQL Server \ 90 \ VerSpecificRootDir For each instance, the directory and all contents specified under the registry key below where [#] is the assigned instance number: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Microsoft SQL Server \ MSSQL.[#] \ Setup \ SQLProgramDir

Check Text ( C-20401r1_chk )

Have the DBA and/or IAO provide the DBMS software baseline procedures, implementation evidence, and a list of files and directories included in the baseline procedure for completeness.

If baseline procedures do not exist, not implemented reliably or not complete, this is a Finding.

Software and configuration directories are under:

[drive] \Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server

The exact directory is specified in the registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Microsoft SQL Server \ 90 \ VerSpecificRootDir

For each instance, the directory and all contents specified under the registry key below where [#] is the assigned instance number:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Microsoft SQL Server \ MSSQL.[#] \ Setup \ SQLProgramDir

Fix Text (F-24636r1_fix)
Develop, document and implement baseline procedures that include all DBMS software files and directories. Update the baseline after new installations, upgrades or maintenance activities that include changes to the software baseline.