CCE-10166-7| Platform: win7 | Date: (C)2012-05-18 (M)2022-10-10 |
The 'Do not preserve zone information in file attachments' setting should be configured correctly.
Parameter:
enabled/disabled
Technical Mechanism:
(1) GPO: User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Attachment Manager\Do not preserve zone information in file attachments
(2) Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments\SaveZoneInformation
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References: | Resource Id | Reference |
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| Old v4 CCE ID | CCE-12 |
| Microsoft Security Compliance Management Toolkit for Windows 7, Version 1.0: "Windows 7 Security Baseline Settings.xlsm" spreadsheet | Worksheet: User Policy Settings; Row: 3 |
| Microsoft Security Compliance Management Toolkit for Windows 7, Version 1.0: "Windows 7 Security Baseline.xml" | Setting Index #280: This policy setting allows you to manage whether Windows marks file attachments from Internet Explorer or Microsoft Outlook�� Express with information about their zone of origin (such as restricted, Internet, intranet, or local). |
| USGCB Beta 2010-08-31 XCCDF (USGCB-Windows-7-x86_xccdf.xml) | Rule 'do_not_preserve_zone_information_in_the_attachments' |
| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:14566 |
| BITS Shared Assessments SIG v6.0 | BITS Shared Assessments SIG v6.0 |
| Jericho Forum | Jericho Forum |
| HIPAA/HITECH Act | HIPAA/HITECH Act |
| FedRAMP Security Controls(Final Release Jan 2012)--LOW IMPACT LEVEL-- | FedRAMP Security Controls(Final Release Jan 2012)--LOW IMPACT LEVEL-- |
| ISO/IEC 27001-2005 | ISO/IEC 27001-2005 |
| COBIT 4.1 | COBIT 4.1 |
| GAPP (Aug 2009) | GAPP (Aug 2009) |
| NERC CIP | NERC CIP |
| NIST SP800-53 R3 | NIST SP800-53 R3 CM-6 |
| PCIDSS v2.0 | PCIDSS v2.0 |
| FedRAMP Security Controls(Final Release Jan 2012)--MODERATE IMPACT LEVEL-- | FedRAMP Security Controls(Final Release Jan 2012)--MODERATE IMPACT LEVEL-- |
| BITS Shared Assessments AUP v5.0 | BITS Shared Assessments AUP v5.0 |
