vSphere UI must limit the number of allowed connections.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Limiting the number of established connections is a basic denial-of-service protection and a best practice. Servers where the limit is too high or unlimited can run out of system resources and negatively affect system availability.
- ID
- SV-256797r889390_rule
- Version
- VCUI-70-000020
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Navigate to and open:
/usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/server.xml
Navigate to the <Connector> configured with port="${http.port}".