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Check: WINER-000002

Windows Vista STIG: WINER-000002 (in versions v6 r42 through v6 r41)

Title

The system must be configured to generate error reports. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Enabling Windows Error Reporting generates information useful to system administrators and forensics analysts for diagnosing system problems and investigating intrusions. If Windows Error Reporting is turned off, valuable system diagnostic and vulnerability information may be lost.

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: Disabled Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Error Reporting -> "Disable Windows Error Reporting" to "Disabled".

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-16654r3_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-15715

Group Title: WINER-000002

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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