GEN005560 - The system must be configured with a default gateway for IPv4 if the system uses IPv4, unless the system is a router.

Information

If a system has no default gateway defined, the system is at increased risk of man-in-the-middle, monitoring, and Denial of Service attacks.

Solution

Set a default gateway for IPv4.

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_RedHat_5_V1R18_STIG.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA STIG for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 v1r18 Audit

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Group-ID|V-4397, Rule-ID|SV-37918r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN005560, Vuln-ID|V-4397

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 9fa3f1b9cd834f22269625fdf00ead198c2c7ad3b2f29f1204df79cc6f670e57