Unauthorized accounts must not have the Adjust memory quotas for a process user right.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-26471	WN12-UR-000004	SV-52109r2_rule		Medium

Description
Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Adjust memory quotas for a process" user right can adjust memory that is available to processes, and could be used in a denial of service (DoS) attack.

STIG	Date
Windows Server 2012 / 2012 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2016-06-08

Details

Check Text ( C-46926r1_chk )
Verify the effective setting in Local Group Policy Editor. Run "gpedit.msc". Navigate to Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment. If any accounts or groups other than the following are granted the "Adjust memory quotas for a process" user right, this is a finding: Administrators Local Service Network Service

Check Text ( C-46926r1_chk )

Verify the effective setting in Local Group Policy Editor.
Run "gpedit.msc".

Navigate to Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment.

If any accounts or groups other than the following are granted the "Adjust memory quotas for a process" user right, this is a finding:

Administrators
Local Service
Network Service

Fix Text (F-45134r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment -> "Adjust memory quotas for a process" to only include the following accounts or groups: Administrators Local Service Network Service