Title

Floppy media devices are not allocated upon user logon. (Cat III impact)

Discussion

This check verifies that Windows is configured to not limit access to floppy drives when a user is logged on locally.

Check Content

Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view. Navigate to Local Policies -> Security Options. If the value for “Devices: Restrict floppy access to locally logged-on user only” is not set to “Disabled”, then this is a finding. The policy referenced configures the following registry value: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Subkey: \Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\ Value Name: Allocatefloppies Value Type: REG_SZ Value: 0

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> “Devices: Restrict floppy access to locally logged-on user only” to “Disabled”.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-25037r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-1085

Group Title: Removable media devices.

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