TMA-CHECKPOINT-3.17
Ensure Accept ICMP Requests is not enabled
Description
The 'Accept ICMP requests' is a global property setting which is used to allow the ICMP requests from any location. ICMP is used to send control messages (for example, ping, destination unreachable, source quench, route change) to other systems. These rules are considered as rule zero which are executed before any user-defined rules.
How it is checked
Audit method: Manual review
This recommendation cannot be checked automatically. A scan lists it with these instructions when you pass --include-manual.
Verify Accept Accept ICMP Requests under Global Properties is not enabled. SmartConsole > Gateways & Servers > select each Gateway > Firewall Verify Accept Accept ICMP Requests is unchecked.
How it is fixed
Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch
Go to the following path and Configured the Accept Accept ICMP Requests. SmartConsole > Gateways & Servers > select each Gateway > Firewall Unchecked the Accept Accept ICMP Requests
Properties
- Operating systems
- Any
- Tags
- checkpointhardening
- Reference
- CIS Check Point Firewall Benchmark v1.1.0 - 3.17 Ensure Accept ICMP Requests is not enabled