Title

The Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) must be installed on the system. (Unknown impact)

Discussion

Attackers are constantly looking for vulnerabilities in systems and applications. The Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit can enable several mechanisms, such as Data Execution Prevention (DEP), Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) and Structured Exception Handler Overwrite Protection (SEHOP) on the system and applications adding additional levels of protection.

Check Content

Verify EMET V3.0 or later is installed on the system. If EMET is not installed, or at the minimum required version, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Install EMET V3.0 or later on the system. EMET is available for download from Microsoft.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-50947r2_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-39137

Group Title: WINGE-000100

Expert Comments

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