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Cisco IOS XR Router RTR Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The Cisco router must be configured to restrict traffic destined to itself.

    <VulnDiscussion>The route processor handles traffic destined to the router—the key component used to build forwarding paths and is instrument...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-NET-000205-RTR-000002

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Cisco router must be configured to drop all fragmented Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) packets destined to itself.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Fragmented ICMP packets can be generated by hackers for DoS attacks such as Ping O' Death and Teardrop. It is imperative that...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000362-RTR-000112

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Cisco router must be configured to have IP directed broadcast disabled on all interfaces.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;An IP directed broadcast is a datagram sent to the broadcast address of a subnet that is not directly attached to the sending...
    Rule Low Severity

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