Navigate

Check: WINER-000001

Windows 2003 MS STIG: WINER-000001 (in version v6 r37)

Title

The Error Reporting Service must be running and configured to start automatically. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Windows Error Reporting information can be used to help diagnose day-to-day software issues, as well as help discover malicious code and possibly zero-day attacks on systems.

Check Content

Verify the Start Type and Status of the Error Reporting Service. Run "Services.msc". If the Error Reporting Service does not have a Status of "Started" and a Start Type of "Automatic", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the Start Type of the Error Reporting Service to "Automatic" and ensure the service has a status of "Started".

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-70771r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-56511

Group Title:

Expert Comments

Expert comments are only available to logged-in users.

CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-001312	Generate error messages that provide information necessary for corrective actions without revealing information that could be exploited.

Controls

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

Number	Title
SI-11	Error Handling