STIGQter: STIG Summary: Application Layer Gateway (ALG) Security Requirements Guide (SRG) Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 24 Jul 2015:

The ALG providing content filtering must protect against or limit the effects of known and unknown types of Denial of Service (DoS) attacks by employing pattern recognition pre-processors.

DISA Rule

SV-68877r1_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-54631

Group Title

SRG-NET-000362-ALG-000155

Rule Version

SRG-NET-000362-ALG-000155

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-002385 - The information system protects against or limits the effects of organization-defined types of denial of service attacks by employing organization-defined security safeguards.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

If the ALG performs content filtering as part of the traffic management functionality, configure the ALG to protect against or limit the effects of known and unknown types of DoS attacks by employing pattern recognition pre-processors.

Check Contents

If the ALG does not perform content filtering as part of the traffic management functions, this is not applicable.

Verify the ALG protects against or limits the effects of known and unknown types of DoS attacks by employing pattern recognition pre-processors.

If the ALG does not protect against or limit the effects of known and unknown types of DoS attacks by employing pattern recognition pre-processors, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-54631

Documentable

False

Rule Version

SRG-NET-000362-ALG-000155

Severity Override Guidance

If the ALG does not perform content filtering as part of the traffic management functions, this is not applicable.

Verify the ALG protects against or limits the effects of known and unknown types of DoS attacks by employing pattern recognition pre-processors.

If the ALG does not protect against or limit the effects of known and unknown types of DoS attacks by employing pattern recognition pre-processors, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

2489

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