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V-221391

CAT II (Medium)

OHS must have the BrowserMatch directive disabled.

Rule ID

SV-221391r960963_rule

STIG

Oracle HTTP Server 12.1.3 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R3

CCIs

CCI-000381

Discussion

A web server can provide many features, services, and processes. Some of these may be deemed unnecessary or too unsecure to run on a production DoD system. The web server must provide the capability to disable, uninstall, or deactivate functionality and services that are deemed to be non-essential to the web server mission or can adversely impact server performance.

Check Content

1. Open $DOMAIN_HOME/config/fmwconfig/components/OHS/<componentName>/httpd.conf and every .conf file (e.g., ssl.conf) included in it with an editor that contains a "BrowserMatch" directive.

2. Search for the "BrowserMatch" directive at the OHS server, virtual host, and directory configuration scopes.

3. If the directive and any surrounding "BrowserMatch" directive exist and are not commented out, this is a finding.

Fix Text

1. Open $DOMAIN_HOME/config/fmwconfig/components/OHS/<componentName>/httpd.conf and every .conf file (e.g., ssl.conf) included in it with an editor that contains a "BrowserMatch" directive.

2. Search for the "BrowserMatch" directive at the OHS server, virtual host, and directory configuration scopes.

3. Comment out the "BrowserMatch" directive and any surrounding "<IfModule dir_module>" directive if they exist.