Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-26592 | DTOO119 - Word | SV-33875r1_rule | ECSC-1 | Medium |
Description |
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Office Binary Documents (97-2003) are checked to see if they conform against the file format schema before they are opened. |
STIG | Date |
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Microsoft Word 2010 | 2012-10-02 |
Check Text ( C-34249r1_chk ) |
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The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Word 2010 -> Word Options -> Security “Turn off file validation” must be set to “Disabled”. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\14.0\word\security\filevalidation Criteria: If the value EnableOnLoad is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding. |
Fix Text (F-29943r1_fix) |
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Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Word 2010 -> Word Options -> Security “Turn off file validation” to “Disabled”. |