The PE router must be configured with Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding (RPF) loose mode on all CE-facing interfaces.

Associated with: CCI-001097

SV-93021r1_rule The PE router must be configured with Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding (RPF) loose mode on all CE-facing interfaces.

Vulnerability discussion

The uRPF feature is a defense against spoofing and denial-of-service (DoS) attacks by verifying if the source address of any ingress packet is reachable. To mitigate attacks that rely on forged source addresses, all provider edge routers must enable uRPF loose mode to guarantee that all packets received from a CE router contain source addresses that are in the route table.

Check content

Review the router configuration to determine if uRPF loose mode is enabled on all CE-facing interfaces. If uRPF loose mode is not enabled on all CE-facing interfaces, this is a finding.

Fix text

Enable uRPF loose mode on all CE-facing interfaces.

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