JUEX-RT-000820 - The Juniper perimeter router must be configured drop IPv6 packets with a Routing Header type 0, 1, or 3255.

Information

The routing header can be used maliciously to send a packet through a path where less robust security is in place, rather than through the presumably preferred path of routing protocols. Use of the routing extension header has few legitimate uses other than as implemented by Mobile IPv6.

The Type 0 Routing Header (RFC 5095) is dangerous because it allows attackers to spoof source addresses and obtain traffic in response, rather than the real owner of the address. Secondly, a packet with an allowed destination address could be sent through a Firewall using the Routing Header functionality, only to bounce to a different node once inside. The Type 1 Routing Header is defined by a specification called 'Nimrod Routing', a discontinued project funded by DARPA. Assuming that most implementations will not recognize the Type 1 Routing Header, it must be dropped. The Type 3-255 Routing Header values in the routing type field are currently undefined and should be dropped inbound and outbound.

NOTE: Nessus has provided the target output to assist in reviewing the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

Configure the router to drop IPv6 packets with Routing Header of type 0, 1, or 3-255.

set firewall family inet6 filter <name> term 1 from next-header routing
set firewall family inet6 filter <name> term 1 then log
set firewall family inet6 filter <name> term 1 then syslog
set firewall family inet6 filter <name> term 1 then discard
<additional terms>
set firewall family inet6 filter <name> term default then log
set firewall family inet6 filter <name> term default then syslog
set firewall family inet6 filter <name> term default then discard

set interfaces <interface name> unit <number> family inet6 filter input <filter name>
set interfaces <interface name> unit <number> family inet6 address <IPv6 address>.<prefix>

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Juniper_EX_Switches_Y23M07_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

References: 800-53|SC-7(11), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002403, Rule-ID|SV-254054r844195_rule, STIG-ID|JUEX-RT-000820, Vuln-ID|V-254054

Plugin: Juniper

Control ID: 7b7a4fb33036bda3dd60d816a38fce249e5ae20d464b64182b76f9a0b2b5c2a2