Printer share permissions are not configured as recommended.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-1135	3.027	SV-29508r1_rule	ECCD-1	Low

Description
Improperly configured share permissions on printers can permit the addition of unauthorized print devices on the network. Windows shares are a means by which files, folders, printers, and other resources can be published for network users to remotely access. Regular users cannot create shares on their local machines; only Administrators and Power Users have that ability.

STIG	Date
Windows XP Security Technical Implementation Guide	2012-08-22

Details

Check Text ( C-80r1_chk )
Run Windows Explorer. Select the Control Panel folder. (NT=Printers folder) Select the Printers folder. If there are no locally attached printers, then mark this as “Not Applicable.” Perform this check for each locally attached printer: Right click on a locally-attached printer. Select Sharing from the drop-down menu. Perform this check on each printer that has the “Shared” radio-button selected: Select the Security tab The following table lists the recommended printer share security settings (Allow Permission): Users - Print Administrators, System, Creator Owner - Print, Manage Printers, Manage Documents If there are no shared local printers, then mark this as “Not Applicable.” If the share permissions do not match the above table, then this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-80r1_chk )

Run Windows Explorer.
Select the Control Panel folder. (NT=Printers folder)
Select the Printers folder.

If there are no locally attached printers, then mark this as “Not Applicable.”

Perform this check for each locally attached printer:

Right click on a locally-attached printer.
Select Sharing from the drop-down menu.

Perform this check on each printer that has the “Shared” radio-button selected:

Select the Security tab

The following table lists the recommended printer share security settings (Allow Permission):

Users - Print
Administrators, System, Creator Owner - Print, Manage Printers, Manage Documents

If there are no shared local printers, then mark this as “Not Applicable.”
If the share permissions do not match the above table, then this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-88r1_fix)
Configure the permissions on locally shared printers to meet the minimum requirements.