The system must prevent local applications from generating source-routed packets.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Source-routed packets allow the source of the packet to suggest that routers forward the packet along a different path than configured on the router, which can be used to bypass network security measures.
- ID
- SV-216157r959010_rule
- Version
- SOL-11.1-050370
- Severity
- Low
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
The root role is required.
# pfedit /etc/ipf/ipf.conf
For Solaris 11, 11.1, 11.2, and 11.3 that use IP Filter dd rules to block outgoing source-routed packets, such as: