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Remote administration must be disabled for the Oracle connection manager.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-219874 O121-BP-026500 SV-219874r879887_rule Medium
Description
Remote administration provides a potential opportunity for malicious users to make unauthorized changes to the Connection Manager configuration or interrupt its service.
STIG Date
Oracle Database 12c Security Technical Implementation Guide 2023-12-27

Details

Check Text ( C-21585r533132_chk )
View the cman.ora file in the ORACLE_HOME/network/admin directory.

If the file does not exist, the database is not accessed via Oracle Connection Manager and this check is not a finding.

If the entry and value for REMOTE_ADMIN is not listed or is not set to a value of NO (REMOTE_ADMIN = NO), this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-21584r533133_fix)
View the cman.ora file in the ORACLE_HOME/network/admin directory of the Connection Manager.

Include the following line in the file:

REMOTE_ADMIN = NO