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The Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) Default Protections for Popular Software must be enabled.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-36704 WN12-CC-000081 SV-51744r3_rule ECVP-1 Medium
Description
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
Windows Server 2012 / 2012 R2 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide 2015-01-06

Details

Check Text ( None )
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Fix Text (F-49739r1_fix)
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.