STIGQter: STIG Summary: IBM DataPower ALG Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 25 Jan 2016:

The DataPower Gateway providing content filtering must protect against known types of Denial of Service (DoS) attacks by employing signatures.

DISA Rule

SV-79765r1_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-65275

Group Title

SRG-NET-000362-ALG-000126

Rule Version

WSDP-AG-000101

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

XML DoS
Single message attacks: Jumbo Payload, Recursion, Mega Tags, Coercive parsing, Public key; Multiple message: XML flood, Resource hijack. WebGUI Services >> XML Firewall >> Edit XML Firewall XML, Threat Protection tab.

AAA DoS
Protection against DoS flooding attacks. WebGUI Objects >> XML Processing >> AAA Policy, Main tab.

PKCS #7
Document DoS signature-limit protection. WebGUI Objects >> XML Processing >> Processing Action, select Crypto Binary action type.

Service level monitor (SLM) policy. WebGUI Objects >> Monitoring >> SLM Policy.

Check Contents

XML DoS
Single message attacks: Jumbo Payload, Recursion, Mega Tags, Coercive parsing, Public key; Multiple message: XML flood, Resource hijack. WebGUI Services >> XML Firewall >> Edit XML Firewall XML, Threat Protection tab.

AAA DoS
Protection against DoS flooding attacks. WebGUI Objects >> XML Processing >> AAA Policy, Main tab.

PKCS #7
Document DoS signature-limit protection. WebGUI Objects >> XML Processing >> Processing Action, select Crypto Binary action type.

Service level monitor (SLM) policy. WebGUI Objects >> Monitoring >> SLM Policy.

If these items are not configured, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-65275

Documentable

False

Rule Version

WSDP-AG-000101

Severity Override Guidance

XML DoS
Single message attacks: Jumbo Payload, Recursion, Mega Tags, Coercive parsing, Public key; Multiple message: XML flood, Resource hijack. WebGUI Services >> XML Firewall >> Edit XML Firewall XML, Threat Protection tab.

AAA DoS
Protection against DoS flooding attacks. WebGUI Objects >> XML Processing >> AAA Policy, Main tab.

PKCS #7
Document DoS signature-limit protection. WebGUI Objects >> XML Processing >> Processing Action, select Crypto Binary action type.

Service level monitor (SLM) policy. WebGUI Objects >> Monitoring >> SLM Policy.

If these items are not configured, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

2859

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