VCPF-67-000029 - Performance Charts must disable the shutdown port.

Information

An attacker has at least two reasons to stop a web server. The first is to cause a denial of service, and the second is to put in place changes the attacker made to the web server configuration.

If the Tomcat shutdown port feature is enabled, a shutdown signal can be sent to Performance Chart through this port. To ensure availability, the shutdown port must be disabled.

Solution

Navigate to and open /etc/vmware-eam/catalina.properties.

Navigate to the ports specification section.

Add or modify the following line:

base.shutdown.port=-1

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_6-7_Y23M07_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

References: 800-53|SC-5, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002385, Rule-ID|SV-239430r879806_rule, STIG-ID|VCPF-67-000029, Vuln-ID|V-239430

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 81dd3f24b653b4a7a8475f11429790d7c847afdd1ff046aeefb2e1c3bf8f0db9