Public Instance with service 'VNC Listener' (TCP:5500) is exposed to a small public network

Risk Level: Medium
Cloud Entity: Amazon EC2 Instance
CloudGuard Rule ID: D9.AWS.NET.AG2.7.Instance.5500.TCP
Covered by Spectral: No
Category: Compute

GSL LOGIC

Instance where isPublic=true and inboundRules contain [port <= 5500 and portTo >= 5500 and protocol in ('TCP','ALL')] should not have inboundRules contain [port <= 5500 and portTo >= 5500 and protocol in ('TCP','ALL') and scope isPublic() and scope numberOfHosts() > 32 and scope numberOfHosts() <=  256]

REMEDIATION

Limit the access scope for Instance with service 'VNC Listener 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/FullProtectionMode.html?Highlight=full%20protection for more details.

Refer to https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/CloudGuard_Dome9/Documentation/Network-Security/FullProtectionMode.html?Highlight=full%20protection 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