The system must disable directed broadcast packet forwarding.

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STIG Version
lowV-216368SRG-OS-000480SOL-11.1-050010SV-216368r959010_rule2024-11-253
Description
This parameter must be disabled to reduce the risk of denial of service attacks.
ℹ️ Check
Determine if directed broadcast packet forwarding is disabled. # ipadm show-prop -p _forward_directed_broadcasts -co current ip If the output of this command is not "0", this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
The Network Management profile is required. Disable directed broadcast packet forwarding. # pfexec ipadm set-prop -p _forward_directed_broadcasts=0 ip