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Router Security Requirements Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-NET-000362

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  • The router must be configured to have Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) unreachable notifications disabled on all external interfaces.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The ICMP supports IP traffic by relaying information about paths, routes, and network conditions. Routers automatically send ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000362

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  • The router must be configured to have Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) mask replies disabled on all external interfaces.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The ICMP supports IP traffic by relaying information about paths, routes, and network conditions. Routers automatically send ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000362

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  • The router must be configured to have Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirects disabled on all external interfaces.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The ICMP supports IP traffic by relaying information about paths, routes, and network conditions. Routers automatically send ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000362

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  • The Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) router must be configured to only accept MSDP packets from known MSDP peers.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;MSDP peering with customer network routers presents additional risks to the DISN Core, whether from a rogue or misconfigured ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000365

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  • The BGP router must be configured to use the maximum prefixes feature to protect against route table flooding and prefix de-aggregation attacks.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The effects of prefix de-aggregation can degrade router performance due to the size of routing tables and also result in blac...
    Rule Medium Severity

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