ACLs for system files and directories do not conform to minimum requirements.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-1130	2.006	SV-18445r1_rule	ECCD-1 ECCD-2	Medium

Description
Failure to properly configure ACL file and directory permissions, allows the possibility of unauthorized and anonymous modification to the operating system and installed applications.

STIG	Date
Windows XP Security Technical Implementation Guide	2014-04-07

Details

Check Text ( None )
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Fix Text (F-29105r1_fix)
Maintain the default file ACLs, configure the Security Option: “Network access: Let everyone permissions apply to anonymous users” to “Disabled” (V-3377) and restrict the Power Users group to include no members. Configure permissions on the following so that only Administrators and System have Full (no other permissions assigned to other accounts or groups). \regedit.exe \System32\arp.exe \System32\at.exe \System32\attrib.exe \System32\cacls.exe \System32\debug.exe \System32\edlin.exe \System32\eventcreate.exe \System32\eventtriggers.exe \System32\ftp.exe \System32\nbtstat.exe \System32\net.exe \System32\net1.exe \System32\netsh.exe \System32\netstat.exe \System32\nslookup.exe \System32\ntbackup.exe \System32\rcp.exe \System32\reg.exe \System32\regedt32.exe \System32\regini.exe \System32\regsvr32.exe \System32\rexec.exe \System32\route.exe \System32\rsh.exe \System32\sc.exe \System32\secedit.exe \System32\subst.exe \System32\Systeminfo.exe \System32\telnet.exe \System32\tftp.exe \System32\tlntsvr.exe \System32\mshta.exe will have Users – Read and Execute in addition to the permissions above.

Fix Text (F-29105r1_fix)

Maintain the default file ACLs, configure the Security Option: “Network access: Let everyone permissions apply to anonymous users” to “Disabled” (V-3377) and restrict the Power Users group to include no members.

Configure permissions on the following so that only Administrators and System have Full (no other permissions assigned to other accounts or groups).

\regedit.exe
\System32\arp.exe
\System32\at.exe
\System32\attrib.exe
\System32\cacls.exe
\System32\debug.exe
\System32\edlin.exe
\System32\eventcreate.exe
\System32\eventtriggers.exe
\System32\ftp.exe
\System32\nbtstat.exe
\System32\net.exe
\System32\net1.exe
\System32\netsh.exe
\System32\netstat.exe
\System32\nslookup.exe
\System32\ntbackup.exe
\System32\rcp.exe
\System32\reg.exe
\System32\regedt32.exe
\System32\regini.exe
\System32\regsvr32.exe
\System32\rexec.exe
\System32\route.exe
\System32\rsh.exe
\System32\sc.exe
\System32\secedit.exe
\System32\subst.exe
\System32\Systeminfo.exe
\System32\telnet.exe
\System32\tftp.exe
\System32\tlntsvr.exe

\System32\mshta.exe will have Users – Read and Execute in addition to the permissions above.