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The Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) Default Protections for Recommended Software must be enabled.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-36703 | WN12-CC-000080 | SV-51743r3_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 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2014-12-18 |
Details
| Check Text ( C-49491r3_chk ) |
|---|
| If confirmed that none of the applications are installed on a system, this can be NA. If the following registry values do not exist or are 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: Access Acrobat AcrobatReader Excel InfoPath jre6_java jre6_javaw jre6_javaws jre7_java jre7_javaw jre7_javaws Lync Outlook Picture Manager PowerPoint PPTViewer Publisher Visio VisioViewer Word Wordpad |
| Fix Text (F-49732r1_fix) |
|---|
| Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> EMET -> "Default Protections for Recommended 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. |