The Oracle SEC_MAX_FAILED_LOGIN_ATTEMPTS parameter should be set to an ISSO-approved value between 1 and 3.

Part of Oracle SEC_MAX_FAILED_LOGIN_ATTEMPTS parameter

SV-55939r2_rule The Oracle SEC_MAX_FAILED_LOGIN_ATTEMPTS parameter should be set to an ISSO-approved value between 1 and 3.

Vulnerability discussion

The SEC_MAX_FAILED_LOGIN_ATTEMPTS prevents multiple failed login attempts by a single connection. The parameter differs from the limit set on user profiles and applied to failed login attempts to a single user account. Limiting failed authentication attempts by a single connection helps protect against Denial of Service (DoS) attacks and authentication attempts against multiple user accounts.

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From SQL*Plus: select value from v$parameter where name = 'sec_max_failed_login_attempts'; If the value returned is equal to 0 or greater than 3, this is a Finding.

Fix text

Limit the number of failed login attempts for the database. From SQL*Plus: alter system set sec_max_failed_login_attempts = 3 scope = spfile; The above SQL*Plus command will set the parameter to take effect at next system startup.

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