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The system must not have 6to4 enabled.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-227052 GEN007780 SV-227052r603265_rule Medium
Description
6to4 is an IPv6 transition mechanism that involves tunneling IPv6 packets encapsulated in IPv4 packets on an ad-hoc basis. This is not a preferred transition strategy and increases the attack surface of the system.
STIG Date
Solaris 10 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide 2022-09-07

Details

Check Text ( C-29214r485525_chk )
# ifconfig -a
If a tunnel interface is displayed with an IPv4 tunnel source address, an IPv6 interface address, and no tunnel destination address, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-29202r485526_fix)
Disable the active 6to4 tunnel.
# ifconfig down

Check the /etc/hostname* files for startup configuration for the tunnel, and edit or delete as appropriate to prevent the tunnel creation on startup.