Print driver installation privilege must be restricted to administrators.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-1151	3.029	SV-25035r2_rule		Low

Description
The print spooler allows users to add and to delete printer drivers on the local system. This capability must be restricted to privileged groups to ensure only stable, non-malicious drivers are used.

STIG	Date
Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2016-06-08

Details

Check Text ( C-62061r1_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: Prevent users from installing printer drivers" is not set to "Enabled", this is a finding. The policy referenced configures the following registry value: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers\LanMan Print Services\Servers\ Value Name: AddPrinterDrivers Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1 If site circumstances require that users be able to install print drivers for locally attached printers, this exception must be documented with the ISSO.

Check Text ( C-62061r1_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: Prevent users from installing printer drivers" is not set to "Enabled", this is a finding.

The policy referenced configures the following registry value:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path: \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers\LanMan Print Services\Servers\

Value Name: AddPrinterDrivers

Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

If site circumstances require that users be able to install print drivers for locally attached printers, this exception must be documented with the ISSO.

Fix Text (F-66959r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> Security Options >> "Devices: Prevent users from installing printer drivers" to "Enabled".