Title

The system must not respond to ICMP timestamp requests sent to a broadcast address. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

The processing of Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) timestamp requests increases the attack surface of the system. Responding to broadcast ICMP timestamp requests facilitates network mapping and provides a vector for amplification attacks.

Check Content

Verify the system does not respond to ICMP timestamp requests set to broadcast addresses. # ndd /dev/ip ip_respond_to_echo_broadcast If the result is not 0, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the system to not respond to ICMP timestamp requests sent to broadcast addresses. # ndd -set /dev/ip ip_respond_to_echo_broadcast 0 Also add this command to a system startup script.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-26624r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-22411

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Expert Comments

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