The system must prevent local applications from generating source-routed packets.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-51319	OSX8-00-01215	SV-65529r1_rule		Medium

Description
The system must prevent local applications from generating source-routed packets.

STIG	Date
Apple OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) Workstation STIG	2015-02-10

Details

Check Text ( C-53667r1_chk )
To check if the system is configured to generate source-routed packets, run the following command: sysctl net.inet.ip.sourceroute | awk '{ print $NF }' If the value is not set to "1", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-56119r1_fix)
To disable source routed packets, add the following line to /etc/sysctl.conf: net.inet.ip.sourceroute=1