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Check: WINER-000018

Windows Vista STIG: WINER-000018 (in versions v6 r42 through v6 r41)

Title

The system must be configured to permit the default consent levels of Windows Error Reporting to override any other consent policy setting. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

This setting determines the behavior of the "Configure Default Consent" setting in relation to custom consent settings. Enabling this allows the default consent levels of Windows Error Reporting to always override any other consent policy setting.

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\Consent\ Value Name: DefaultOverrideBehavior Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Error Reporting -> Consent -> "Ignore custom consent settings" to "Enabled".

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-71973r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-57479

Group Title: WINER-000018

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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