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

VAMI must limit the number of simultaneous requests.

DISA Rule

SV-239715r679255_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-239715

Group Title

SRG-APP-000001-WSR-000001

Rule Version

VCLD-67-000001

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 /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf.

Add or reconfigure the following value:

server.max-connections = 1024

Check Contents

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# grep "server.max-connections = 1024" /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf

Expected result:

server.max-connections = 1024

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

Vulnerability Number

V-239715

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCLD-67-000001

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# grep "server.max-connections = 1024" /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf

Expected result:

server.max-connections = 1024

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5335

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