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The system must be configured to collect all application error reports.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-56559 WINER-000107 SV-70819r1_rule ECSC-1 Medium
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 includes errors in general applications in error reporting.
STIG Date
Windows 2003 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide 2015-03-09

Details

Check Text ( C-57121r1_chk )
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\

Value Name: AllOrNone

Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1
Fix Text (F-61447r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Error Reporting -> Advanced Error Reporting settings -> "Default application reporting settings" to "Enabled" with "Report all application errors" selected from the "Default:" drop down list.