Details

extproc should be removed from the listener.ora to mitigate the risk that OS libraries can be invoked by the Oracle instance.

Solution

Remove extproc from the listener.ora file.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/601

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.

References

• 800-53|CM-7b.

Source

• Tenable.com/audits