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Disable heap termination on corruption in Windows Explorer.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-15718 5.239 SV-25191r2_rule Low
Description
This check verifies that heap termination on corruption is disabled. This may prevent Windows Explorer from terminating immediately from certain legacy plug-in applications.
STIG Date
Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2016-12-19

Details

Check Text ( C-15406r1_chk )
If the following registry value doesn’t exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Subkey: \Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\

Value Name: NoHeapTerminationOnCorruption

Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0
Fix Text (F-15610r2_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Explorer “Turn off heap termination on corruption” to “Disabled”.