The multicast Rendezvous Point (RP) Arista router must be configured to filter Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) Register and Join messages received from the Designated Router (DR) for any undesirable multicast groups and sources.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-256007 | ARST-RT-000210 | SV-256007r882363_rule | Low |
| Description |
| Real-time multicast traffic can entail multiple large flows of data. An attacker can flood a network segment with multicast packets, over-using the available bandwidth and thereby creating a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. Hence, it is imperative that register messages are accepted only for authorized multicast groups and sources. Satisfies: SRG-NET-000019-RTR-000013, SRG-NET-000019-RTR-000014 |
| STIG | Date |
| Arista MLS EOS 4.2x Router Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-06-04 |
Details
| Check Text (C-59683r882361_chk) |
| Verify that the RP router is configured to filter PIM register and join messages. Step 1: To verify the ACL is configured to filter the multicast groups, execute the command "show ip access-lists". ip access-list standard ALLOWED_MULTICAST_GROUP 10 permit 224.0.0.0/8 20 deny any Step 2: To verify the ACL is applied to the PIM process, execute the command "show run section router pim". router pim sparse-mode ipv4 rp address 100.2.1.6 access-list ALLOWED_MULTICAST_GROUP If the RP router peering with PIM-SM routers is not configured with a PIM import policy to block registration messages for any undesirable multicast groups and sources, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-59626r882362_fix) |
| Configure the RP router to filter PIM register and join messages received from a multicast DR for any undesirable multicast groups or sources. Step 1: Configure an ACL to filter the multicast groups. LEAF-1A(config)#ip access-list standard ALLOWED_MULTICAST_GROUP LEAF-1A(config-std-acl-ALLOWED_MULTICAST_GROUP)#10 permit 224.0.0.0/8 LEAF-1A(config-std-acl-ALLOWED_MULTICAST_GROUP)#20 deny any Step 2: Apply the ACL in the PIM process globally. LEAF-1A(config)#router pim sparse-mode LEAF-1A(config-router-pim-sparse)#ipv4 LEAF-1A(config-router-pim-sparse-ipv4)#rp address 100.2.1.6 access-list ALLOWED_MULTICAST_GROUP |