VCFL-67-000020 - vSphere Client must limit the number of allowed connections.

Information

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.

Solution

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

Configure each <Connector> node with the following:

acceptCount='300'

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(1), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001094, Rule-ID|SV-239761r879650_rule, STIG-ID|VCFL-67-000020, Vuln-ID|V-239761

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 6228bdbfa945949d4acf40b181ab9674c356e6a7e6a6892e8d594377f57e4c1f