Protections against DoS attacks must be implemented.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-70413	APSC-DV-003320	SV-85035r1_rule		Medium

Description
Known DoS threats documented in the threat model should be mitigated, to prevent DoS type attacks.

STIG	Date
Application Security and Development Security Technical Implementation Guide	2019-09-30

Details

Check Text ( C-70867r1_chk )
Ask the application representative for the threat model document. Examine the threat model document and determine if DoS attacks are specified as a threat. If there are no DoS threats identified in the threat model, the requirement is not applicable. Verify the mitigations provided for DoS attacks are implemented from the threat model. If mitigations for DoS attacks are identified in the threat model but are not implemented, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-70867r1_chk )

Ask the application representative for the threat model document.

Examine the threat model document and determine if DoS attacks are specified as a threat.

If there are no DoS threats identified in the threat model, the requirement is not applicable.

Verify the mitigations provided for DoS attacks are implemented from the threat model.

If mitigations for DoS attacks are identified in the threat model but are not implemented, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-76649r1_fix)
Implement mitigations from the threat model for DOS attacks.