The network element must prevent the automatic execution of mobile code in organizationally defined software applications and require organizationally defined actions prior to executing the code.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-34654	SRG-NET-000290-IDPS-NA	SV-45529r1_rule		Low

Description
Decisions regarding the employment of mobile code within the network element are based on the potential for the code to cause damage to the system if used maliciously. Mobile code technologies include Java, JavaScript, ActiveX, PDF, Postscript, Shockwave movies, Flash animations, and VBScript. Preventing execution of mobile code on a client is the function of a HIDS, thus this control is out of scope. Preventing execution of mobile code on the client is not a function of the IDPS.

Description

Decisions regarding the employment of mobile code within the network element are based on the potential for the code to cause damage to the system if used maliciously. Mobile code technologies include Java, JavaScript, ActiveX, PDF, Postscript, Shockwave movies, Flash animations, and VBScript. Preventing execution of mobile code on a client is the function of a HIDS, thus this control is out of scope. Preventing execution of mobile code on the client is not a function of the IDPS.

STIG	Date
Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS) Security Requirements Guide	2012-11-19

Details

Check Text ( C-42878r1_chk )
This requirement is NA for IDPS. No fix required.

Fix Text (F-38926r1_fix)
This requirement is NA for IDPS. No fix required.