Fatally corrupt files must be blocked from opening.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-71673 | DTOO322 | SV-86297r1_rule | CCI-001662 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| When disabled, fatally corrupt files are prevented from opening. When enabled, the user is warned but may choose to open the file.By default, fatally corrupt files are prevented from opening. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Microsoft Publisher 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2018-03-19 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-86297r1_chk)
Verify the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Publisher 2016 -> Security "Prompt to allow fatally corrupt files to open instead of blocking them" is set to "Disabled".
Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\16.0\publisher
Criteria: If the value PromptForBadFiles is REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding.
Fix Text (F-77997r1_fix)
Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Publisher 2016 -> Security "Prompt to allow fatally corrupt files to open instead of blocking them" to "Disabled".