OHS must be tuned to handle the operational requirements of the hosted application.

From Oracle HTTP Server 12.1.3 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-002385

SV-79019r1_rule OHS must be tuned to handle the operational requirements of the hosted application.

Vulnerability discussion

A Denial of Service (DoS) can occur when the web server is so overwhelmed that it can no longer respond to additional requests. A web server not properly tuned may become overwhelmed and cause a DoS condition even with expected traffic from users. To avoid a DoS, the web server must be tuned to handle the expected traffic for the hosted applications.

Check content

1. Check to see if the following directives have been set appropriately for the server and application: MaxClients MPM Module -worker (StartServers, MinSpareThreads, MaxSpareThreads, ThreadsPerChild) Timeout KeepAlive KeepAliveTimeout MaxKeepAliveRequests ListenBacklog LimitRequestBody LimitRequestFields LimitRequestFieldSize LimitRequestLine LimitXMLRequestBody LimitInternalRecursion 2. If the above directives have not been set to address the specific needs of the web server and applications, this is a finding.

Fix text

Set the following directives appropriately for the server and application: MaxClients MPM Module -worker (StartServers, MinSpareThreads, MaxSpareThreads, ThreadsPerChild) Timeout KeepAlive KeepAliveTimeout MaxKeepAliveRequests ListenBacklog LimitRequestBody LimitRequestFields LimitRequestFieldSize LimitRequestLine LimitXMLRequestBody LimitInternalRecursion

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