The MSDP router must be configured to limit the amount of source-active messages it accepts on per-peer basis.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-207105SRG-NET-000018-RTR-000009SV-207105r604135_ruleCCI-001368low
Description
To reduce any risk of a denial-of-service (DoS) attack from a rogue or misconfigured MSDP router, the router must be configured to limit the number of source-active messages it accepts from each peer.
STIGDate
Router Security Requirements Guide2024-05-28

Related Frameworks

3 paths across 3 frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
AC-4
1.00
  • DISA · 5 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.1.3
1.00
  • DISA · 5 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
  • NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-001368
1.00
  • DISA · 5 · disa_xccdf · related

Details

Check Text (C-207105r604135_chk)

Review the router configuration to determine if it is configured to limit the amount of source-active messages it accepts on a per-peer basis. If the router is not configured to limit the source-active messages it accepts, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-7366r382161_fix)

Configure the MSDP router to limit the amount of source-active messages it accepts from each peer.