STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance EAM Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 26 Jul 2023:

ESX Agent Manager must disable the shutdown port.

DISA Rule

SV-256704r888668_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256704

Group Title

SRG-APP-000435-WSR-000147

Rule Version

VCEM-70-000032

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-002385 - Protect against or limit the effects of organization-defined types of denial of service events.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

/etc/vmware-eam/catalina.properties

Add or modify the setting "base.shutdown.port=-1" in the "catalina.properties" file.

Restart the service with the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart eam

Check Contents

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# grep 'base.shutdown.port' /etc/vmware-eam/catalina.properties

Expected result:

base.shutdown.port=-1

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

Vulnerability Number

V-256704

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCEM-70-000032

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# grep 'base.shutdown.port' /etc/vmware-eam/catalina.properties

Expected result:

base.shutdown.port=-1

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

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5524