Remote administration must be disabled for the Oracle connection manager.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-270542 | O19C-00-011600 | SV-270542r1064904_rule | CCI-000366 | 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 19c Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-06-24 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-270542r1064904_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-74476r1064903_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