CCE-2952-0| Platform: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp | Date: (C)2012-03-13 (M)2023-07-04 |
This entry appears as MSS: (Hidden) Hide Computer From the Browse List (not recommended except for highly secure environments) in the Local Group Policy Editor. You can configure a computer so that it does not send announcements to browsers on the domain. If you do, you hide the computer from the Network Browser list; it does not announce itself to other computers on the same network.
Countermeasure:
Do not configure the MSS: (Hidden) Hide Computer From the Browse List (not recommended except for highly secure environments) entry except on highly secure computers, where it should be configured to a value of Enabled.
The possible values for this registry entry are:
? 1 or 0. The default configuration is 0 (disabled).
In the SCE UI, these options appear as:
? Enabled
? Disabled
? Not Defined
Potential Impact:
The computer will no longer appear on the Browser list or in Network Neighborhood on other computers on the same network.
Parameter:
[enabled/disabled]
Technical Mechanism:
(1) GPO: Computer Configuration\\Administrative Templates\\MSS (Legacy)\\MSS: (Hidden) Hide Computer From the Browse List (not recommended except for highly secure environments)
(2) REG: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\Lanmanserver\\Parameters!Hidden
| CCSS Severity: | CCSS Metrics: |
| CCSS Score : 3.1 | Attack Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK |
| Exploit Score: 1.6 | Attack Complexity: HIGH |
| Impact Score: 1.4 | Privileges Required: NONE |
| Severity: LOW | User Interaction: NONE |
| Vector: AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | Scope: UNCHANGED |
| | Confidentiality: LOW |
| | Integrity: NONE |
| | Availability: NONE |
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References: | Resource Id | Reference |
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| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:15276 |
| 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 AC-3 |
| NIST SP800-53 R3 | NIST SP800-53 R3 CM-6 |
| NIST SP800-53 R3 | NIST SP800-53 R3 CM-7 |
| NIST SP800-53 R3 | NIST SP800-53 R3 SC-5 |
| 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 |
