The Juniper perimeter router must be configured to drop IPv6 packets containing an extension header with the Endpoint Identification option.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-254057	SRG-NET-000364-RTR-000204	JUEX-RT-000850	SV-254057r844204_rule	2024-06-10	2

Description
The optional and extensible natures of the IPv6 extension headers require higher scrutiny since many implementations do not always drop packets with headers that it cannot recognize, and hence could cause a denial-of-service on the target device. In addition, the type, length, value (TLV) formatting provides the ability for headers to be very large. This option type is associated with the Nimrod Routing system and has no defining RFC document.

Description

The optional and extensible natures of the IPv6 extension headers require higher scrutiny since many implementations do not always drop packets with headers that it cannot recognize, and hence could cause a denial-of-service on the target device. In addition, the type, length, value (TLV) formatting provides the ability for headers to be very large. This option type is associated with the Nimrod Routing system and has no defining RFC document.

ℹ️ Check
This requirement is not applicable for the DODIN Backbone. Review the router switch configuration and determine if filters are bound to the applicable interfaces to drop IPv6 packets containing an option type values of 0x8A (Endpoint Identification) regardless of whether it appears in a Hop-by-Hop or Destination Option header. [edit firewall family inet6] filter <name> { term 1 { from { next-header [ hop-by-hop dstopts ]; } then { log; syslog; discard; } } <additional terms> term default { then { log; syslog; discard; } } } Note: Juniper routers do not support configuring option types for Hop-by-Hop or Destination Options extension headers. Therefore, all packets with the Hop-by-Hop or Destination Options extension header are dropped. Verify the filter is applied to applicable interfaces. [edit interfaces] <interface name> { unit <number> { family inet6 { filter { input <filter name>; } address <IPv6 address>.<prefix>; } } } Note: Some Juniper devices support both monolithic filters and filter lists. Filter lists separate each term, or set of terms, into a separate filter that is applied sequentially to an interface. If using filter lists, the keywords "input" or "output" change to "input-list" or "output-list". Verify the final list item is a deny-all filter. The deny-all filter is created once per family and can be reused across multiple lists. For example: input-list [ permit_mgt permit_routing_protocols default-deny ]; If the router is not configured to drop IPv6 packets containing an extension header with the Endpoint Identification option, this is a finding.

ℹ️ Check

This requirement is not applicable for the DODIN Backbone. Review the router switch configuration and determine if filters are bound to the applicable interfaces to drop IPv6 packets containing an option type values of 0x8A (Endpoint Identification) regardless of whether it appears in a Hop-by-Hop or Destination Option header. [edit firewall family inet6] filter <name> { term 1 { from { next-header [ hop-by-hop dstopts ]; } then { log; syslog; discard; } } <additional terms> term default { then { log; syslog; discard; } } } Note: Juniper routers do not support configuring option types for Hop-by-Hop or Destination Options extension headers. Therefore, all packets with the Hop-by-Hop or Destination Options extension header are dropped. Verify the filter is applied to applicable interfaces. [edit interfaces] <interface name> { unit <number> { family inet6 { filter { input <filter name>; } address <IPv6 address>.<prefix>; } } } Note: Some Juniper devices support both monolithic filters and filter lists. Filter lists separate each term, or set of terms, into a separate filter that is applied sequentially to an interface. If using filter lists, the keywords "input" or "output" change to "input-list" or "output-list". Verify the final list item is a deny-all filter. The deny-all filter is created once per family and can be reused across multiple lists. For example: input-list [ permit_mgt permit_routing_protocols default-deny ]; If the router is not configured to drop IPv6 packets containing an extension header with the Endpoint Identification option, this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
Configure the router to drop IPv6 packets containing an option type values of 0x8A (Endpoint Identification) regardless of whether it appears in a Hop-by-Hop or Destination Option header. set firewall family inet6 filter <name> term 1 from next-header hop-by-hop set firewall family inet6 filter <name> term 1 from next-header dstopts set firewall family inet6 filter <name> term 1 then log set firewall family inet6 filter <name> term 1 then syslog set firewall family inet6 filter <name> term 1 then discard <additional terms> set firewall family inet6 filter <name> term default then log set firewall family inet6 filter <name> term default then syslog set firewall family inet6 filter <name> term default then discard set interfaces <interface name> unit <number> family inet6 filter input <filter name> set interfaces <interface name> unit <number> family inet6 address <IPv6 address>.<prefix>

✔️ Fix

Configure the router to drop IPv6 packets containing an option type values of 0x8A (Endpoint Identification) regardless of whether it appears in a Hop-by-Hop or Destination Option header. set firewall family inet6 filter <name> term 1 from next-header hop-by-hop set firewall family inet6 filter <name> term 1 from next-header dstopts set firewall family inet6 filter <name> term 1 then log set firewall family inet6 filter <name> term 1 then syslog set firewall family inet6 filter <name> term 1 then discard <additional terms> set firewall family inet6 filter <name> term default then log set firewall family inet6 filter <name> term default then syslog set firewall family inet6 filter <name> term default then discard set interfaces <interface name> unit <number> family inet6 filter input <filter name> set interfaces <interface name> unit <number> family inet6 address <IPv6 address>.<prefix>