The system must provide protection for the TCP stack against connection resets, SYN, and data injection attacks.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-29497	GEN000000-AIX0220	SV-38701r1_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
The tcp_tcpsecure parameter provides protection for TCP connections from fake SYN's, fake RST, and data injections on established connections. The first vulnerability involves sending a fake SYN to an established connection to abort the connection. The second vulnerability involves sending a fake RST to an established connection to abort the connection. The third vulnerability involves injecting fake data in an established TCP connection.

Description

The tcp_tcpsecure parameter provides protection for TCP connections from fake SYN's, fake RST, and data injections on established connections. The first vulnerability involves sending a fake SYN to an established connection to abort the connection. The second vulnerability involves sending a fake RST to an established connection to abort the connection. The third vulnerability involves injecting fake data in an established TCP connection.

STIG	Date
AIX 5.3 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2012-05-25

Details

Check Text ( C-37797r1_chk )
Check the value of the tcp_tcpsecure parameter. # /usr/sbin/no -o tcp_tcpsecure If the value returned is not 7, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-33055r1_fix)
Set the tcp_tcpsecure parameter to 7. # /usr/sbin/no -p -o tcp_tcpsecure=7