STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 6.7 RhttpProxy Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 09 Mar 2021:

The rhttpproxy must set a limit on established connections.

DISA Rule

SV-240717r679664_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-240717

Group Title

SRG-APP-000001-WSR-000001

Rule Version

VCRP-67-000002

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000054 - The information system limits the number of concurrent sessions for each organization-defined account and/or account type to an organization-defined number of sessions.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open /etc/vmware-rhttpproxy/config.xml.

Locate the <config>/<vmacore>/<http> block and configure <maxConnections> as follows:

<maxConnections> 2048 </maxConnections>

Restart the service for changes to take effect.

# vmon-cli --restart rhttpproxy

Check Contents

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# xmllint --xpath '/config/vmacore/http/maxConnections' /etc/vmware-rhttpproxy/config.xml

Expected result:

<maxConnections> 2048 </maxConnections>

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

Vulnerability Number

V-240717

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCRP-67-000002

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# xmllint --xpath '/config/vmacore/http/maxConnections' /etc/vmware-rhttpproxy/config.xml

Expected result:

<maxConnections> 2048 </maxConnections>

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5330

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