The Juniper perimeter router must be configured to drop IPv6 packets containing an extension header with the Endpoint Identification option.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>The optional and extensible natures of the IPv6 extension headers require higher scrutiny since many implementations do not always drop packets with headers that it cannot recognize, and hence could cause a denial-of-service on the target device. In addition, the type, length, value (TLV) formatting provides the ability for headers to be very large. This option type is associated with the Nimrod Routing system and has no defining RFC document.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-254057r844204_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the router to drop IPv6 packets containing an option type values of 0x8A (Endpoint Identification) regardless of whether it appears in a Hop-by-Hop or Destination Option header.
set firewall family inet6 filter <name> term 1 from next-header hop-by-hop
set firewall family inet6 filter <name> term 1 from next-header dstopts
set firewall family inet6 filter <name> term 1 then log
set firewall family inet6 filter <name> term 1 then syslog