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The Error Reporting tool for Office XP/2003 is installed or enabled.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-6328 DTOO003 SV-6398r1_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
This could potentially send sensitive application data to the vendor and needs to be disabled.
STIG Date
Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 STIG 2014-10-03

Details

Check Text ( C-626r1_chk )
Procedure:

Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key for Office XP:

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Common. Look for the DWNeverUpload, DWNoExternalURL, DWNoFileCollection, and DWNoSecondLevelCollection value names.

Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key for Office 2003:
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting\DW. Look for the DWReportee or DWNeverUpload value names.

Criteria: For Office XP, if the value data for DWNeverUpload, DWNoExternalURL, DWNoFileCollection, and DWNoSecondLevelCollection is not 1 (the number one) or the key is not found, then this is a Finding.

For Office 2003, if the value data for DWReportee or DWNeverUpload entry is not 1 (the number one) or the key is not found, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-5851r1_fix)
For Office XP, navigate to registry key HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Common. Change the values for DWNeverUpload, DWNoExternalURL, DWNoFileCollection, and DWNoSecondLevelCollection to 1 (the number one). If the key does not exist, add it with the values at 1.

For Office 2003, change the value of DWReportee or DWNeverUpload to 1 (the number one). If either key does not exist, add it with the value 1.