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

Lookup Service must disable the shutdown port.

DISA Rule

SV-256735r888796_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256735

Group Title

SRG-APP-000435-WSR-000147

Rule Version

VCLU-70-000030

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:

/usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/conf/server.xml

Ensure the server port is set as follows:

<Server port="${base.shutdown.port}">

Restart the service with the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart lookupsvc

Check Contents

At the command prompt, run the following commands:

# xmllint --xpath '/Server/@port' /usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/conf/server.xml

Expected result:

port="${base.shutdown.port}"

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

Vulnerability Number

V-256735

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCLU-70-000030

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following commands:

# xmllint --xpath '/Server/@port' /usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/conf/server.xml

Expected result:

port="${base.shutdown.port}"

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

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5525