The TFTP daemon must operate in "secure mode" which provides access only to a single directory on the host file system.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
GEN005080-ESXI5-PNF	GEN005080-ESXI5-PNF	GEN005080-ESXI5-PNF_rule		High

Description
Secure mode limits TFTP requests to a specific directory. If TFTP is not running in secure mode, it may be able to write to any file or directory and may seriously impair system integrity, confidentiality, and availability. Applicable, but permanent not-a-finding - no ftp.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-GEN005080-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-GEN005080-ESXI5-PNF_fix)
This requirement is permanent not a finding. No fix is required.