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

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>The ICMP supports IP traffic by relaying information about paths, routes, and network conditions. Routers automatically send ICMP messages under a wide variety of conditions. Redirect ICMP messages are commonly used by attackers for network mapping and diagnosis.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-217024r855892_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Disable ICMP redirects on all external interfaces as shown in the example below.

[edit interfaces]
set ge-1/0/0 unit 0 family inet no-redirects
set ge-1/1/0 unit 0 family inet no-redirects