The system must not respond to multicast echo requests.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-216373 | SOL-11.1-050060 | SV-216373r959010_rule | Low |
| Description |
| Multicast echo requests can be useful for reconnaissance of systems and for denial of service attacks. |
| STIG | Date |
| Solaris 11 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-05 |
Details
| Check Text (C-17609r371207_chk) |
| Determine if response to multicast echo requests is disabled. # ipadm show-prop -p _respond_to_echo_multicast -co current ipv4 # ipadm show-prop -p _respond_to_echo_multicast -co current ipv6 If the output of all commands is not "0", this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-17607r371208_fix) |
| The Network Management profile is required. Disable respond to echo multi-cast for IPv4 and IPv6. # pfexec ipadm set-prop -p _respond_to_echo_multicast=0 ipv4 # pfexec ipadm set-prop -p _respond_to_echo_multicast=0 ipv6 |