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Check: WINEM-000081

Windows 2003 DC STIG: WINEM-000081 (in version v6 r40)

Title

The Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) Protection Profile for Popular Software must be implemented. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Attackers are constantly looking for vulnerabilities in systems and applications. The Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit can enable several mechanisms, such as Data Execution Prevention (DEP) on the system and applications adding additional levels of protection.

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Fix Text

This is applicable to unclassified systems, for other systems this is NA. Open a command prompt. Navigate to the EMET installation directory, typically \Program Files\EMET. Execute the following command -'EMET_Conf --import "deployment\protection profiles\popular software.xml"' The Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit must be installed on the system to make this setting available.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-50507r5_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-36704

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-002824	Implement organization-defined controls to protect the system memory from unauthorized code execution.

Controls

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.

Number	Title
SI-16	Memory Protection