DBMS default accounts should be assigned custom passwords.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-15635	DG0128-ORACLE10	SV-24795r1_rule	IAIA-1 IAIA-2	High

Description
Oracle databases have several well-known default username/password combinations. Default passwords may provide unauthorized access to the server. Default accounts should be locked and expired when they are not required for daily operations. This finding is a Category I severity because the fully privileged Database Administrator accounts SYS and SYSTEM have well known default passwords and these accounts provide full access to the database.

Description

Oracle databases have several well-known default username/password combinations. Default passwords may provide unauthorized access to the server. Default accounts should be locked and expired when they are not required for daily operations. This finding is a Category I severity because the fully privileged Database Administrator accounts SYS and SYSTEM have well known default passwords and these accounts provide full access to the database.

STIG	Date
Oracle 10 Database Instance STIG	2014-01-14

Details

Check Text ( None )
None

Fix Text (F-26387r1_fix)
Change passwords from the default. Ensure passwords meet complexity standards outlined in STIG Requirement DG0079. From SQLPlus: alter user [username] identified by [password]; Lock and expire any accounts not required for interactive access. From SQLPlus: alter user [username] account lock; alter user [username] password expire; NOTE: Follow Oracle documentation for changing any default passwords. Some accounts require coordinated actions in order to maintain operational status.

Fix Text (F-26387r1_fix)

Change passwords from the default.

Ensure passwords meet complexity standards outlined in STIG Requirement DG0079.

From SQL*Plus:
alter user [username] identified by [password];

Lock and expire any accounts not required for interactive access.

From SQL*Plus:
alter user [username] account lock;
alter user [username] password expire;

NOTE: Follow Oracle documentation for changing any default passwords. Some accounts require coordinated actions in order to maintain operational status.