The Cisco PE router must be configured with Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding (uRPF) loose mode enabled on all CE-facing interfaces.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-216802 | SRG-NET-000205-RTR-000008 | CISC-RT-000740 | SV-216802r531087_rule | 2024-08-22 | 3 |
| Description |
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| The uRPF feature is a defense against spoofing and denial-of-service (DoS) attacks by verifying if the source address of any ingress packet is reachable. To mitigate attacks that rely on forged source addresses, all provider edge routers must enable uRPF loose mode to guarantee that all packets received from a CE router contain source addresses that are in the route table. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Review the router configuration to determine if uRPF loose mode is enabled on all CE-facing interfaces. interface GigabitEthernet1/1/0/0 ip address x.1.12.2 255.255.255.252 ipv4 verify unicast source reachable-via any If uRPF loose mode is not enabled on all CE-facing interfaces, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Configure uRPF loose mode on all CE-facing interfaces as shown in the example RP/0/0/CPU0:R3(config)#int g1/1/0/0 RP/0/0/CPU0:R3(config-if)#ipv4 verify unicast source reachable-via any |