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The system must not process ICMP timestamp requests.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22409 GEN003602 SV-26621r2_rule Low
Description
The processing of Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) timestamp requests increases the attack surface of the system.
STIG Date
SOLARIS 10 X86 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 2016-06-22

Details

Check Text ( C-27659r2_chk )
Determine the type of zone that you are currently securing.
# zonename

If the zone is not the global zone, determine if any interfaces are exclusive to the zone:
# dladm show-link

If the output indicates "insufficient privileges" then this requirement is not applicable.

If the zone is the global zone or the non-global zone has exclusive interfaces verify the system does not respond to ICMP timestamp requests.
# ndd /dev/ip ip_respond_to_timestamp

If the result is not 0, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-23864r1_fix)
Disable ICMP timestamp responses on the system.
# ndd -set /dev/ip ip_respond_to_timestamp 0
Also add this command to a system startup script.