STIGQter: STIG Summary: Microsoft Office System 2013 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 23 Oct 2020:

Automatic receiving of small updates to improve reliability must be disallowed.

DISA Rule

SV-228530r508020_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-228530

Group Title

SRG-APP-000141

Rule Version

DTOO185

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000381 - The organization configures the information system to provide only essential capabilities.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2013 -> Privacy -> Trust Center "Automatically receive small updates to improve reliability" to "Disabled".

Check Contents

Verify the policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Office 2013 >> Privacy >> Trust Center "Automatically receive small updates to improve reliability" is set to "Disabled".

Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\15.0\common

If the value 'UpdateReliabilityData' is REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-228530

Documentable

False

Rule Version

DTOO185

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Office 2013 >> Privacy >> Trust Center "Automatically receive small updates to improve reliability" is set to "Disabled".

Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\15.0\common

If the value 'UpdateReliabilityData' is REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

4227

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