The system must be configured to prevent the display of any error dialog links to any website.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-56549 | WINER-000103 | SV-70809r1_rule | ECSC-1 | Low |
| Description |
|---|
| Windows Error Reporting information can be used to help diagnose day-to-day software issues, as well as help discover malicious code and possibly zero-day attacks on systems. This setting controls whether to display links to any Microsoft provided web sites. |
| STIG | Date |
|---|---|
| Windows 2003 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2015-03-09 |
Details
| Check Text ( C-57111r1_chk ) |
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| If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting\DW\ Value Name: DWNoExternalURL Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1 |
| Fix Text (F-61437r1_fix) |
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| Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Error Reporting -> "Configure Error Reporting" to "Enabled" with "Do not display links to any Microsoft provided 'more information' web sites" selected. |