The Mainframe Product must prevent the automatic execution of mobile code in, at a minimum, office applications, browsers, email clients, mobile code run-time environments, and mobile agent systems.

The Mainframe Product must prevent the automatic execution of mobile code in, at a minimum, office applications, browsers, email clients, mobile code run-time environments, and mobile agent systems.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-68453	SRG-APP-000210-MFP-000281	SV-82943r1_rule		Medium

Description
Mobile code can cause damage to the system. It can execute without explicit action from, or notification to, a user. Preventing automatic execution of mobile code includes, for example, disabling auto execute features on information system components. This requirement applies to mobile code-enabled software, which is capable of executing one or more types of mobile code.

STIG	Date
Mainframe Product Security Requirements Guide	2019-12-12

Details

Check Text ( C-68985r1_chk )
If the Mainframe Product has no function or capability for mobile code use, this is not applicable. Examine installation and configuration settings. If the Mainframe Product is not configured to prevent the automatic execution of mobile code in all applications, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-74569r1_fix)
Configure the Mainframe Product to prevent the automatic execution of mobile code in all applications.