Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-96879 | CISC-RT-000150 | SV-106017r1_rule | Medium |
Description |
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A gratuitous ARP is an ARP broadcast in which the source and destination MAC addresses are the same. It is used to inform the network about a host IP address. A spoofed gratuitous ARP message can cause network mapping information to be stored incorrectly, causing network malfunction. |
STIG | Date |
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Cisco IOS XE Router RTR Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2019-12-20 |
Check Text ( C-95715r1_chk ) |
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Review the configuration to determine if gratuitous ARP is disabled. The following command should not be found in the router configuration: ip gratuitous-arps Note: With Cisco IOS, Gratuitous ARP is enabled and disabled globally. If gratuitous ARP is enabled on any external interface, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-102559r1_fix) |
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Disable gratuitous ARP as shown in the example below: R5(config)#no ip gratuitous-arps |