Title

Automatically downloading enclosures on RSS must be disallowed. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

This policy setting allows you to control whether Outlook automatically downloads enclosures on RSS items.

Check Content

The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Outlook 2010 -> Account Settings -> RSS Feeds "Automatically download enclosures" must be set to "Disabled". Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\14.0\outlook\options\rss Criteria: If the value EnableAttachments is REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding.

Fix Text

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Outlook 2010 -> Account Settings -> RSS Feeds "Automatically download enclosures" to "Disabled".

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-242099r960963_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-242099

Group Title: SRG-APP-000141

Expert Comments

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