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OHS must have the ScoreBoardFile directive disabled.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-64681 OH12-1X-000222 SV-79171r1_rule Medium
Description
The ScoreBoardFile directive sets a file path which the server will use for Inter-Process Communication (IPC) among the Apache processes. If the directive is specified, then Apache will use the configured file for the inter-process communication. Therefore if it is specified it needs to be located in a secure directory. If the ScoreBoard file is placed in openly writable directory, other accounts could create a denial of service attack and prevent the server from starting by creating a file with the same name, and or users could monitor and disrupt the communication between the processes by reading and writing to the file.
STIG Date
Oracle HTTP Server 12.1.3 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2020-06-12

Details

Check Text ( C-65423r1_chk )
1. Open $DOMAIN_HOME/config/fmwconfig/components/OHS//httpd.conf with an editor.

2. Search for the "ScoreBoardFile" directive at the server configuration scope.

3. If the "ScoreBoardFile" directive exists, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-70611r1_fix)
1. Open $DOMAIN_HOME/config/fmwconfig/components/OHS//httpd.conf with an editor.

2. Search for the "ScoreBoardFile" directive at the server configuration scope.

3. Remove the "ScoreBoardFile" directive.