STIGQter: STIG Summary: McAfee Application Control 8.x Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 23 Oct 2020:

The Solidcore Client Exception Rules must be documented in the organizations written policy.

DISA Rule

SV-213347r506897_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-213347

Group Title

SRG-APP-000386

Rule Version

MCAC-TE-000123

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001774 - The organization employs a deny-all, permit-by-exception policy to allow the execution of authorized software programs on the information system.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

From the ePO server console System Tree, select the "Systems" tab.

Select "This Group and All Subgroups".
Select the asset.
Select "Actions".
Select "Agent".
Select "Modify Policies on a Single System".

From the product pull-down list, select Solidcore 8.x: General.

For Windows Platforms, from the "Policy" column, select the policy associated with the Category "Exception Rules (Windows)" that is specific to the organization.

For MAC/Unix Platforms, from the "Policy" column, select the policy associated with the Category "Exception Rules (Unix)" that is specific to the organization.

Remove any exceptions which are not documented in the organization's written policy.

If any exceptions are required, follow the formal change and acceptance process to document the required exceptions in the organization's written policy.

Check Contents

From the ePO server console System Tree, select the "Systems" tab.

Select "This Group and All Subgroups".

Select the asset to be validated.

Select "Actions".

Select "Agent".

Select "Modify Policies on a Single System".

From the product pull-down list, select Solidcore 8.x: General.

For Windows platforms, from the "Policy" column, select the policy associated with the Category "Exception Rules (Windows)" that is specific to the organization.

For Unix Platforms, from the "Policy" column, select the policy associated with the Category "Exception Rules (Unix)" that is specific to the organization.


If the "Exception Rules" policy applied to the system has exceptions documented, verify the exceptions are documented in the organization's written policy.

If the Exceptions are not documented, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-213347

Documentable

False

Rule Version

MCAC-TE-000123

Severity Override Guidance

From the ePO server console System Tree, select the "Systems" tab.

Select "This Group and All Subgroups".

Select the asset to be validated.

Select "Actions".

Select "Agent".

Select "Modify Policies on a Single System".

From the product pull-down list, select Solidcore 8.x: General.

For Windows platforms, from the "Policy" column, select the policy associated with the Category "Exception Rules (Windows)" that is specific to the organization.

For Unix Platforms, from the "Policy" column, select the policy associated with the Category "Exception Rules (Unix)" that is specific to the organization.


If the "Exception Rules" policy applied to the system has exceptions documented, verify the exceptions are documented in the organization's written policy.

If the Exceptions are not documented, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

3982

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