OHS must have the ScoreBoardFile directive disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-221459	OH12-1X-000222	SV-221459r415062_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.

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	2021-12-29

Details

Check Text ( C-23174r415060_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-23163r415061_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.