Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-79475 | SRG-NET-000364-FW-000034 | SV-94181r1_rule | Medium |
Description |
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As a critical security system, perimeter firewalls must be safeguarded against direct attacks to the device. The firewall must have a filter that rejects requests for access or services where the source address received by the firewall specifies an external address and the destination address specifies the control plane of the firewall. |
STIG | Date |
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Firewall Security Requirements Guide | 2018-03-21 |
Check Text ( C-79091r1_chk ) |
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Review the device configuration to determine if filters are in place to block loopback addresses. Verify packets with a destination IP address assigned to the management or loopback address range are blocked (unless the packet has a source address assigned to the management network or network infrastructure). If inbound IP packets destined to the control plane of the firewall itself are not blocked or restricted by an ingress firewall filter, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-86247r1_fix) |
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Establish ingress filters to block or restrict inbound IP packets destined to the control plane of the firewall itself. |