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Severity

Version

V1 · R2

CurrentPublished Fri Jul 22 2016

The system must log martian packets.

VMware ESX 3 Server

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The system must log martian packets.

Description

Discussion Text

Martian packets are packets containing addresses known by the system to be invalid. Logging these messages allows the SA to identify misconfigurations or attacks in progress.

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Objective

V-22418

Rule

SV-26082r1_rule

Severity

low

Rule Version

GEN003611

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Determine if the system is configured to log martian packets.  Consult the vendor documentation to determine if a specific configuration setting is available for this function.  If such a setting is available, and is not enabled, this is a finding.

If no specific configuration is available for the system, check the system's local firewall configuration to determine if there are rules to log inbound traffic containing invalid source addresses, which minimally includes the system's own addresses and broadcast addresses for attached subnets.  If no such rules exist, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Consult vendor documentation to determine if a configuration setting exists to enable the logging of martian packets.  If so, enable this function.

If no such function exists, configure the system's local firewall with rules to log inbound traffic containing invalid source addresses, which minimally includes the system's own addresses and broadcast addresses for attached subnets.

STIG check 254 of 630 in the VMware ESX 3 Server STIG checklist

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