The system must have IEEE 1394 (Firewire) disabled unless needed.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-39291	GEN008500-ESXI5-000123	SV-51107r1_rule		Low

Description
Firewire is a common computer peripheral interface. Firewire devices may include storage devices that could be used to install malicious software on a system or exfiltrate data.

STIG	Date
VMware ESXi Server 5.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-01-06

Details

Check Text ( C-46555r1_chk )
If the system uses IEEE 1394, this is not applicable. To verify hardware enabled options: Interrupt the host computer's boot process and enter the BIOS menu. Inspect the menu option for IEEE 1394 device connectivity. If the system does not use IEEE 1394 and IEEE 1394 is enabled, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-44270r1_fix)
To modify hardware enabled options: Interrupt the host computer's boot process and enter the BIOS menu. Inspect the menu option for IEEE 1394 device connectivity. Disable IEEE 1394.