XP Firewall Domain Profile – Local Port Exceptions

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-17392	5.404	SV-18448r1_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
Local port exceptions can not be defined when connected to the domain.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-18099r1_chk )
If the following registry value doesn’t exist or is not configured as specified, then this is a finding: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Subkey: SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\DomainProfile\GloballyOpenPorts\ Value Name: AllowUserPrefMerge Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0 Note: If a 3rd party firewall is used, document this with the IAO and mark the Windows Firewall settings as Not Applicable. The Desktop/Secure Remote Computing STIGs contain additional requirements for systems used remotely. The XP Firewall does not meet the requirements for personal firewalls from the Desktop/Secure Remote Computing STIGs. Note: If the system in not a member of a Domain, the Domain Profile requirements can be marked Not Applicable.

Check Text ( C-18099r1_chk )

If the following registry value doesn’t exist or is not configured as specified, then this is a finding:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Subkey: SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\DomainProfile\GloballyOpenPorts\

Value Name: AllowUserPrefMerge
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0

Note: If a 3rd party firewall is used, document this with the IAO and mark the Windows Firewall settings as Not Applicable. The Desktop/Secure Remote Computing STIGs contain additional requirements for systems used remotely. The XP Firewall does not meet the requirements for personal firewalls from the Desktop/Secure Remote Computing STIGs.

Note: If the system in not a member of a Domain, the Domain Profile requirements can be marked Not Applicable.

Fix Text (F-17296r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Network -> Network Connections -> Windows Firewall -> Domain Profile “Windows Firewall: Allow local port exceptions” to “Disabled”