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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-26471	WINUR-000004	SV-33379r1_rule	ECLP-1	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" right can adjust memory that is available to processes and could be used in a denial of service (DoS) attack.

STIG	Date
Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-03-14

Details

Check Text ( C-33862r1_chk )
Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view. Navigate to Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment. If any accounts or groups other than the following are granted the “Adjust memory quotas for a process” right, this is a finding: Administrators Local Service Network Service

Fix Text (F-29550r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment -> "Adjust memory quotas for a process" as defined in the Check section.