Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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GEN008420-ESXI5-PNF | GEN008420-ESXI5-PNF | GEN008420-ESXI5-PNF_rule | Low |
Description |
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Successful exploitation of buffer overflow vulnerabilities relies in some measure to having a predictable address structure of the executing program. Address randomization techniques reduce the probability of a successful exploit. Permanent not a finding - Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) is implemented. |
STIG | Date |
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VMware ESXi v5 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2013-01-15 |
Check Text ( C-GEN008420-ESXI5-PNF_chk ) |
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ESXi supports this requirement and cannot be configured to be out of compliance. This is a permanent not a finding. |
Fix Text (F-GEN008420-ESXI5-PNF_fix) |
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This requirement is permanent not a finding. No fix is required. |