Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-36704 | WINCC-000081 | SV-50050r4_rule | ECVP-1 | Medium |
Description |
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Attackers are constantly looking for vulnerabilities in systems and applications. The Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit can enable several mechanisms, such as Data Execution Prevention (DEP), Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR), and Structured Exception Handler Overwrite Protection (SEHOP) on the system and applications adding additional levels of protection. |
STIG | Date |
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Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2015-03-09 |
Check Text ( C-49499r4_chk ) |
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This is applicable to unclassified systems, for other systems this is NA. 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\EMET\Defaults\ The Value Names will include the following: 7z 7zFM 7zGUI Chrome Firefox FirefoxPluginContainer FoxitReader GoogleTalk iTunes LiveWriter LyncCommunicator mIRC Opera PhotoGallery Photoshop Pidgin QuickTimePlayer RealConverter RealPlayer Safari SkyDrive Skype Thunderbird ThunderbirdPluginContainer UnRAR VLC Winamp WindowsLiveMail WindowsMediaPlayer WinRARConsole WinRARGUI Winzip Winzip64 |
Fix Text (F-49741r3_fix) |
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This is applicable to unclassified systems, for other systems this is NA. Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> EMET -> "Default Protections for Popular Software" to "Enabled". The Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit must be installed on the system and the administrative template files added to make this setting available. |