Secure Removable Media

Secure Removable Media – CD-ROM

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-17373	3.004	SV-25036r1_rule	ECSC-1	Low

Description
This check verifies that Windows is configured to not limit access to CD drives when a user is logged on locally.

STIG	Date
Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-03-09

Details

Check Text ( C-18082r1_chk )
Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view. Navigate to Local Policies -> Security Options. If the value for “Devices: Restrict CD-ROM access to locally logged-on user only” is not set to “Disabled”, then this is a finding. The policy referenced configures the following registry value: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Subkey: \Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\ Value Name: AllocateCDRoms Value Type: REG_SZ Value: 0

Check Text ( C-18082r1_chk )

Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view.

Navigate to Local Policies -> Security Options.
If the value for “Devices: Restrict CD-ROM access to locally logged-on user only” is not set to “Disabled”, then this is a finding.

The policy referenced configures the following registry value:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Subkey: \Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\

Value Name: AllocateCDRoms

Value Type: REG_SZ
Value: 0

Fix Text (F-27980r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> “Devices: Restrict CD-ROM access to locally logged-on user only” to “Disabled”.