The SMTP service HELP command must not be enabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
GEN004540-ESXI5-PNF	GEN004540-ESXI5-PNF	GEN004540-ESXI5-PNF_rule		Medium

Description
The HELP command should be disabled to mask version information. The version of the SMTP service software could be used by attackers to target vulnerabilities present in specific software versions. Applicable, but permanent not-a-finding - The hypervisor does not support this function.

STIG	Date
VMware ESXi v5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-01-15

Details

Check Text ( C-GEN004540-ESXI5-PNF_chk )
ESXi supports this requirement and cannot be configured to be out of compliance. This is a permanent not a finding.

Fix Text (F-GEN004540-ESXI5-PNF_fix)
This requirement is permanent not a finding. No fix is required.