The Cisco perimeter switch must be configured to filter traffic destined to the enclave in accordance with the guidelines contained in DoD Instruction 8551.1.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-221012	CISC-RT-000320	SV-221012r622190_rule		Medium

Description
Vulnerability assessments must be reviewed by the System Administrator, and protocols must be approved by the Information Assurance (IA) staff before entering the enclave. ACLs are the first line of defense in a layered security approach. They permit authorized packets and deny unauthorized packets based on port or service type. They enhance the posture of the network by not allowing packets to reach a potential target within the security domain. The lists provided are highly susceptible ports and services that should be blocked or limited as much as possible without adversely affecting customer requirements. Auditing packets attempting to penetrate the network that are stopped by an ACL will allow network administrators to broaden their protective ring and more tightly define the scope of operation. If the perimeter is in a Deny-by-Default posture and what is allowed through the filter is in accordance with DoD Instruction 8551.1, and if the permit rule is explicitly defined with explicit ports and protocols allowed, then all requirements related to PPS being blocked would be satisfied.

Description

Vulnerability assessments must be reviewed by the System Administrator, and protocols must be approved by the Information Assurance (IA) staff before entering the enclave. ACLs are the first line of defense in a layered security approach. They permit authorized packets and deny unauthorized packets based on port or service type. They enhance the posture of the network by not allowing packets to reach a potential target within the security domain. The lists provided are highly susceptible ports and services that should be blocked or limited as much as possible without adversely affecting customer requirements. Auditing packets attempting to penetrate the network that are stopped by an ACL will allow network administrators to broaden their protective ring and more tightly define the scope of operation. If the perimeter is in a Deny-by-Default posture and what is allowed through the filter is in accordance with DoD Instruction 8551.1, and if the permit rule is explicitly defined with explicit ports and protocols allowed, then all requirements related to PPS being blocked would be satisfied.

STIG	Date
Cisco IOS XE Switch RTR Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-02-28

Details

Check Text ( C-22727r408830_chk )
Review the switch configuration to verify that the ingress ACL is in accordance with DoD 8551.1. Step 1: Verify that an inbound ACL is configured on all external interfaces. interface GigabitEthernet0/2 ip address x.11.1.2 255.255.255.254 ip access-group EXTERNAL_ACL_INBOUND in Step 2. Review the inbound ACL to verify that it is filtering traffic in accordance with DoD 8551.1. ip access-list extended EXTERNAL_ACL_INBOUND permit tcp any any established permit tcp host x.11.1.1 eq bgp host x.11.1.2 permit tcp host x.11.1.1 host x.11.1.2 eq bgp permit icmp host x.11.1.1 host x.11.1.2 echo permit icmp host x.11.1.1 host x.11.1.2 echo-reply … … < must be in accordance with DoD Instruction 8551.1> … deny ip any any log-input If the switch does not filter traffic in accordance with the guidelines contained in DoD 8551.1, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-22727r408830_chk )

Review the switch configuration to verify that the ingress ACL is in accordance with DoD 8551.1.

Step 1: Verify that an inbound ACL is configured on all external interfaces.

interface GigabitEthernet0/2
ip address x.11.1.2 255.255.255.254
ip access-group EXTERNAL_ACL_INBOUND in

Step 2. Review the inbound ACL to verify that it is filtering traffic in accordance with DoD 8551.1.

ip access-list extended EXTERNAL_ACL_INBOUND
permit tcp any any established
permit tcp host x.11.1.1 eq bgp host x.11.1.2
permit tcp host x.11.1.1 host x.11.1.2 eq bgp
permit icmp host x.11.1.1 host x.11.1.2 echo
permit icmp host x.11.1.1 host x.11.1.2 echo-reply
…
… < must be in accordance with DoD Instruction 8551.1>
…
deny ip any any log-input

If the switch does not filter traffic in accordance with the guidelines contained in DoD 8551.1, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-22716r408831_fix)
Configure the switch to use an inbound ACL on all external interfaces as shown in the example below to restrict traffic in accordance with the guidelines contained in DOD Instruction 8551.1. SW1(config)#ip access-list extended EXTERNAL_ACL_INBOUND SW1(config-ext-nacl)#permit tcp any any established SW1(config-ext-nacl)#permit tcp host x.11.1.1 eq bgp host x.11.1.2 SW1(config-ext-nacl)#permit tcp host x.11.1.1 host x.11.1.2 eq bgp SW1(config-ext-nacl)#permit icmp host x.11.1.1 host x.11.1.2 echo SW1(config-ext-nacl)#permit icmp host x.11.1.1 host x.11.1.2 echo-reply … … < must be in accordance with DoD Instruction 8551.1> … SW1(config-ext-nacl)#deny ip any any log-input SW1(config-ext-nacl)#exit SW1(config)#int g0/2 SW1(config-if)#ip access-group EXTERNAL_ACL_INBOUND in

Fix Text (F-22716r408831_fix)

Configure the switch to use an inbound ACL on all external interfaces as shown in the example below to restrict traffic in accordance with the guidelines contained in DOD Instruction 8551.1.

SW1(config)#ip access-list extended EXTERNAL_ACL_INBOUND
SW1(config-ext-nacl)#permit tcp any any established
SW1(config-ext-nacl)#permit tcp host x.11.1.1 eq bgp host x.11.1.2
SW1(config-ext-nacl)#permit tcp host x.11.1.1 host x.11.1.2 eq bgp
SW1(config-ext-nacl)#permit icmp host x.11.1.1 host x.11.1.2 echo
SW1(config-ext-nacl)#permit icmp host x.11.1.1 host x.11.1.2 echo-reply
…
… < must be in accordance with DoD Instruction 8551.1>
…
SW1(config-ext-nacl)#deny ip any any log-input
SW1(config-ext-nacl)#exit
SW1(config)#int g0/2
SW1(config-if)#ip access-group EXTERNAL_ACL_INBOUND in