VMware vSphere 6.7 Virgo-Client Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V1 · R2

CurrentPublished Wed Jul 26 2023

vSphere Client must limit the number of allowed connections.

VMware vSphere 6.7 Virgo-Client Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

vSphere Client must limit the number of allowed connections.

Description

Discussion Text

Limiting the number of established connections to Sphere Client is a basic denial-of-service protection. Servers where the limit is too high or unlimited can potentially run out of system resources and negatively affect system availability.

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Objective

V-239761

Rule

SV-239761r879650_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

VCFL-67-000020

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# xmllint --format --xpath '/Server/Service/Connector/@acceptCount' /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-client/server/configuration/tomcat-server.xml

Expected result:

acceptCount="300" acceptCount="300"

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Navigate to and open /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-client/server/configuration/tomcat-server.xml.

Configure each <Connector> node with the following:

acceptCount="300"

STIG check 19 of 30 in the VMware vSphere 6.7 Virgo-Client STIG checklist

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