The system must be configured to ignore NetBIOS name release requests except from WINS servers.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-4116	WN08-SO-000043	SV-48126r1_rule	ECSC-1	Low

Description
Configuring the system to ignore name release requests, except from WINS servers, prevents a denial of service (DoS) attack. The DoS consists of sending a NetBIOS name release request to the server for each entry in the server's cache, causing a response delay in the normal operation of the servers WINS resolution capability.

STIG	Date
Windows 8 / 8.1 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-03-09

Details

Check Text ( None )
None

Fix Text (F-41263r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> "MSS: (NoNameReleaseOnDemand) Allow computer to ignore NetBIOS name release requests except from WINS servers" to "Enabled".