Detections
Analytics
VCTR-67-000074 - The vCenter Server Administrators must clean up log files after failed installations.
Information
In certain cases, if the vCenter installation fails, a log file (with a name of the form 'hs_err_pidXXXX') is created that contains the database password in plain text. An attacker who breaks into the vCenter Server could potentially steal this password and access the vCenter Database.NOTE: Nessus has not performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.
Solution
Develop a site policy for handling failed installation cleanup of the Windows host prior to deployment. Using the Windows host search function, determine the existence of any log files of format 'hs_err_pid' and remove them.See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_6-7_Y23M07_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA STIG VMware vSphere 6.7 vCenter v1r4
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-243129r879887_rule, STIG-ID|VCTR-67-000074, Vuln-ID|V-243129
Plugin: VMware
Control ID: 63ddcbcb1f9c88419c22e8596626fb0a4b3fc8557b6cb17f8fb4aa66ccbe82ef