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2.6 Ensure 'Remote Access' Server Configuration Option is set to '0'

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Information

The remote access option controls the execution of local stored procedures on remote servers or remote stored procedures on local server.

Functionality can be abused to launch a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack on remote servers by off-loading query processing to a target.

Solution

For AWS RDS Instances, please refer to the documentation for using Parameter Groups here: Working with parameter groups https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_WorkingWithParamGroups.html

Otherwise, run the following T-SQL command:

EXECUTE sp_configure 'show advanced options', 1;
RECONFIGURE;
EXECUTE sp_configure 'remote access', 0;
RECONFIGURE;
GO
EXECUTE sp_configure 'show advanced options', 0;
RECONFIGURE;

Restart the Database Engine.

Impact:

Per Microsoft: This feature may be removed in a future version of Microsoft SQL Server. Do not use this feature in new development work, and modify applications that currently use this feature as soon as possible. Use sp_addlinkedserver instead.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/24175

Item Details

References: CSCv7|9.2

Plugin: MS_SQLDB

Control ID: 0abc88d42e4d6ff98930ebab0723c5316ecaadc48c83bdeb002228e73cb9a63d