STIGQter: STIG Summary: Microsoft Windows 2012 Server Domain Name System Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

Non-routable IPv6 link-local scope addresses must not be configured in any zone.

DISA Rule

SV-215595r561297_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-215595

Group Title

SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000500

Rule Version

WDNS-CM-000026

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

CCI-000366 - The organization implements the security configuration settings.

Weight

Fix Recommendation

The SA should remove any link-local addresses and replace with appropriate Site-Local or Global scope addresses.

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Log on to the DNS server using the Domain Admin or Enterprise Admin account or Local Administrator account.

Press Windows Key + R, execute dnsmgmt.msc.

On the opened DNS Manager snap-in from the left pane, expand the server name for the DNS server, and then expand Forward Lookup Zones.

From the expanded list, click to select the zone.

Expand the Forward Lookup Zones folder.

Expand each zone folder and examine the host record entries. The third column titled “Data” will display the IP.

Verify this column does not contain any IP addresses that begin with the prefixes "FE8", "FE9", "FEA", or "FEB".

If any non-routable IPv6 link-local scope addresses are in any zone, this is a finding.

Non-routable IPv6 link-local scope addresses must not be configured in any zone.

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Rule Version

Severity

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Vulnerability Number

Documentable

Rule Version

Severity Override Guidance

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