XP Firewall Standard Profile – Local Program Exceptions

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-17403	5.415	SV-18459r2_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
Local program exceptions cannot be defined when not connected to the domain.

STIG	Date
Windows XP Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-07-03

Details

Check Text ( C-45434r1_chk )
If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Subkey: \SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\ Value Name: AllowUserPrefMerge Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0 If a third-party firewall is used, verify a comparable setting has been implemented. The Remote Endpoint STIG contains additional firewall requirements for systems used remotely.

Check Text ( C-45434r1_chk )

If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Subkey: \SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\

Value Name: AllowUserPrefMerge
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0

If a third-party firewall is used, verify a comparable setting has been implemented.

The Remote Endpoint STIG contains additional firewall requirements for systems used remotely.

Fix Text (F-42007r2_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Network -> Network Connections -> Windows Firewall -> Standard Profile "Windows Firewall: Allow local program exceptions" to "Disabled". Configure a comparable setting if a third-party firewall is used.