The Software channel permissions is not set properly for the Internet Zone.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-6257	DTBI040	SV-25625r1_rule	DCMC-1	Medium

Description
Software Channel permissions must have a level of protection based upon the site being accessed.

STIG	Date
Internet Explorer 8 STIG	2012-06-22

Details

Check Text ( http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5 )
The policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> Internet Control Panel -> Security Page -> Internet Zone -> ”Software channel permissions” will be set to “Enabled” and “High: Safety”. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\3 Criteria: If the value 1E05 is REG_DWORD = 65536 (High Safety), this is not a finding.

Check Text ( http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5 )

The policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> Internet Control Panel -> Security Page -> Internet Zone -> ”Software channel permissions” will be set to “Enabled” and “High: Safety”. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\3 Criteria: If the value 1E05 is REG_DWORD = 65536 (High Safety), this is not a finding.

Fix Text (F-23207r1_fix)
The policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> Internet Control Panel -> Security Page -> Internet Zone -> ”Software channel permissions” will be set to “Enabled” and “High: Safety”. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\3 Criteria: Set the value 1E05 to REG_DWORD = 65536 (High Safety).

Fix Text (F-23207r1_fix)

The policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> Internet Control Panel -> Security Page -> Internet Zone -> ”Software channel permissions” will be set to “Enabled” and “High: Safety”. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\3 Criteria: Set the value 1E05 to REG_DWORD = 65536 (High Safety).