The system must not respond to ICMP broadcast netmask requests.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-216134SOL-11.1-050040SV-216134r959010_ruleCCI-000366low
Description
By determining the netmasks of various computers in your network, an attacker can better map your subnet structure and infer trust relationships.
STIGDate
Solaris 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide2025-05-05

Details

Check Text (C-216134r959010_chk)

Determine if the response to address mask broadcast is disabled. # ipadm show-prop -p _respond_to_address_mask_broadcast -co current ip If the output of this command is not "0", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-17370r372785_fix)

The Network Management profile is required. Disable responses to address mask broadcast. # pfexec ipadm set-prop -p _respond_to_address_mask_broadcast=0 ip