STIGQter: STIG Summary: Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 3 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 04 May 2021:

Explorer Data Execution Prevention must be enabled.

DISA Rule

SV-226195r569184_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-226195

Group Title

SRG-OS-000433-GPOS-00192

Rule Version

WN12-CC-000089

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-002824 - The information system implements organization-defined security safeguards to protect its memory from unauthorized code execution.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> File Explorer -> "Turn off Data Execution Prevention for Explorer" to "Disabled".

Check Contents

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

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path: \Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\

Value Name: NoDataExecutionPrevention

Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0

Vulnerability Number

V-226195

Documentable

False

Rule Version

WN12-CC-000089

Severity Override Guidance

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

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path: \Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\

Value Name: NoDataExecutionPrevention

Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4217

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