Rule version O121-BP-021300 · STIG v3 · 2025-02-12
Service names may be discovered by unauthenticated users. If the service name includes version numbers or other database product information, a malicious user may use that information to develop a targeted attack.
From SQL*Plus:
select instance_name from v$instance; select version from v$instance;
If the instance name returned references the Oracle release number, this is a finding.
Numbers used that include version numbers by coincidence are not a finding.
The DBA should be able to relate the significance of the presence of a digit in the SID.
Follow the instructions in Oracle MetaLink Note 15390.1 (and related documents) to change the SID for the database without re-creating the database to a value that does not identify the Oracle version.