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The BES is configured to: - Convert HTML and RTF formatted email into text format before sending to a BlackBerry smartphone. - Prevent the BES from sending email messages with inline images to BlackBerry smartphones.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-18394 WIR1335-01 SV-19929r3_rule ECWN-1 Low
Description
HTML email and inline images in email can contain malware or links to web sites with malware.
STIG Date
BlackBerry Enterprise Server, Part 2 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2011-07-14

Details

Check Text ( C-23186r3_chk )
Verify the BES has been configured correctly.

For BES 5.0
BAS > Servers and components > Component view > Email > Massaging tab.
Verify “Rich content turned on” is set to “False.”
Verify “Automatic downloading of inline images turned on” is set to “False.”

For BES 4.1.x
- In the BlackBerry Manager, in the left pane, select a BES.
- On the Server Configuration tab, click Edit Properties.
- Click Messaging.
- In the Messaging Options section, verify:
o Rich Content Enabled is set to False.
o Inline Images Enabled is set to False.

Mark as a finding if the BES is not configured as required.

Note: The BES configurations described in this check cannot block HTML and RTF formatted email or inline images for BlackBerry devices with BlackBerry handheld software versions earlier than 4.5.
Fix Text (F-23378r1_fix)
The BES is configured to:

- Convert HTML and RTF formatted email into text format before sending to a Blackberry smartphone.
- Prevent the BES from sending email messages with inline images to BlackBerry smartphones.