Rule ID
SV-221055r1137912_rule
Version
V3R4
CCIs
If multicast traffic is forwarded beyond the intended boundary, it is possible that it can be intercepted by unauthorized or unintended personnel. Administrative scoped multicast addresses are locally assigned and are to be used exclusively by the enterprise network or enclave. Administrative scoped multicast traffic must not cross the enclave perimeter in either direction. Restricting multicast traffic makes it more difficult for a malicious user to access sensitive traffic. Admin-Local scope is encouraged for any multicast traffic within a network intended for network management, as well as for control plane traffic that must reach beyond link-local destinations.
Review the switch configuration and verify that admin-scope multicast traffic is blocked at the external edge as shown in the example below: interface GigabitEthernet1/2 ip address x.1.12.2 255.255.255.252 ip pim sparse-mode ip multicast boundary MULTICAST_SCOPE … … … ip access-list standard MULTICAST_SCOPE deny 239.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 permit any If the switch is not configured to establish boundaries for administratively scoped multicast traffic, this is a finding.
Step 1: Configure the ACL to deny packets with multicast administratively scoped destination addresses as shown in the example below: SW2(config)#ip access-list standard MULTICAST_SCOPE SW2(config-std-nacl)#deny 239.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 SW2(config-std-nacl)#permit any SW2(config-std-nacl)#exit Step 2: Apply the multicast boundary at the appropriate interfaces as shown in the example below: SW2(config)#int g1/2 SW2(config-if)#ip multicast boundary MULTICAST_SCOPE SW2(config-if)#end