Instance with service 'MSSQL Browser Service' (UDP:1434) is exposed to a small network scope

Services and databases store data that may be sensitive, protected by law, subject to regulatory requirements or compliance standards. It is highly recommended that access to data will be restricted to encrypted protocols. This rule detects network settings that may expose data via unencrypted protocol over the public internet or to a too wide local scope.

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Risk Level: Medium
Cloud Entity: Amazon EC2 Instance
CloudGuard Rule ID: D9.AWS.NET.AG2.10.Instance.1434.UDP
Covered by Spectral: No
Category: Compute

GSL LOGIC

Instance where inboundRules contain [port <= 1434 and portTo >= 1434 and protocol in ('UDP','ALL')] should not have inboundRules contain [port <= 1434 and portTo >= 1434 and protocol in ('UDP','ALL') and scope numberOfHosts() > 32 and scope numberOfHosts() <=  256]

REMEDIATION

Limit the access scope for Instance with service 'MSSQL Browser Service to only allow access in internal networks and limited scope.

If public interface exists, remove it and limit the access scope within the VPC only to applications or instances that requires access.

Amazon Reference: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/authorizing-access-to-an-instance.html

As a further protection step, Use CloudGuard 'Tamper Protection' (Full Protection mode) and region lock to prevent unauthorized changes to network access settings, refer to https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/CloudGuard_Dome9/Documentation/Network-Security/DynAccessLease.html?Highlight=dynamic%20access for more details.

Amazon EC2 Instance

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is a web service that provides secure, resizable compute capacity in the cloud. It is designed to make web-scale cloud computing easier for developers.

Compliance Frameworks

BP-0318
LGPD
NETWSEC-V2

Updated over 1 year ago