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Check: WINER-000014

Windows Vista STIG: WINER-000014 (in versions v6 r42 through v6 r41)

Title

The system must be configured to add all error reports to the queue. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Error reports are queued for sending to an error reporting site when the queueing behavior is set to Always Queue. This will maintain the reports in the queue until a connection can be made to the collection server.

Check Content

If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\ Value Name: ForceQueue Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Error Reporting -> Advanced Error Reporting Settings -> "Configure Report Queue" to "Enabled" with "Queuing behavior:" to "Always queue".

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-71933r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-57471

Group Title: WINER-000014

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-001312	The information system generates error messages that provide information necessary for corrective actions without revealing information that could be exploited by adversaries.

Controls

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

Number	Title
SI-11	Error Handling