The system must not accept source-routed IPv4 packets.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22414	GEN003607	SV-29713r2_rule		Medium

Description
Source-routed packets allow the source of the packet to suggest routers forward the packet along a different path than configured on the router, which can be used to bypass network security measures. This requirement applies only to the handling of source-routed traffic destined to the system itself, not to traffic forwarded by the system to another, such as when IPv4 forwarding is enabled and the system is functioning as a router.

Description

Source-routed packets allow the source of the packet to suggest routers forward the packet along a different path than configured on the router, which can be used to bypass network security measures. This requirement applies only to the handling of source-routed traffic destined to the system itself, not to traffic forwarded by the system to another, such as when IPv4 forwarding is enabled and the system is functioning as a router.

STIG	Date
HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-12-08

Details

Check Text ( C-36509r2_chk )
Check the system for an IP Filter (IPF) rule blocking incoming source-routed packets. # ipfstat -i Examine the list for rules such as: block in log quick [all] \| [from any to any] with opt lsrr block in log quick [all] \| [from any to any] with opt ssrr If the listed rules do not block incoming traffic with both lsrr and ssrr options, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-31869r2_fix)
Edit /etc/opt/ipf/ipf.conf and add rules to block incoming source-routed packets, such as: block in log quick [all] \| [from any to any] with opt lsrr block in log quick [all] \| [from any to any] with opt ssrr Reload the IPF rules. # ipf -Fa -A -f /etc/opt/ipf/ipf.conf