SV-29009r1: Print driver installation privilege is not restricted to administrators. | Windows Vista Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

Print driver installation privilege is not restricted to administrators.

Description

Discussion Text

By default, the print spooler allows any user to add and to delete printer drivers on the local system. This capability should be restricted to authorized personnel.

How this relates to the STIG checklist: STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Not mappedCCI-001812CCE-3325-8

Additional Details

Responsibility

Information Assurance Officer

References

DPMS Target Windows Vista DISA DPMS Target Windows Vista 1029

SCC Automation Reference

The reconstructed evaluation script behind this rule's OVAL check(s) — every module a compound check combines, with this rule's own concrete values and DISA's SCC tool's real per-module mechanism curated from static teardown of SCC releases.

# Windows PowerShell
# Reconstructed from oval:mil.disa.fso.windows:def:434
# Print driver installation privilege is not restricted to administrators.
# Per-module read mechanism curated from static teardown of DISA's SCC tool
# (SCAP Compliance Checker) -- see the SCC Automation Reference above.

# registry_object (registry_test)
function test_1 {
  return (((Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers\LanMan Print Services\Servers' -Name 'AddPrinterDrivers' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'AddPrinterDrivers') -eq 1)
}
# registry_object (registry_test)
function test_2 {
  return (-not ($null -ne (Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers\LanMan Print Services\Servers' -Name 'AddPrinterDrivers')))
}
# registry_object (registry_test)
function test_3 {
  return ((@{String='reg_sz';ExpandString='reg_expand_sz';Binary='reg_binary';DWord='reg_dword';MultiString='reg_multi_sz';QWord='reg_qword';None='reg_none'}[(Get-Item -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers\LanMan Print Services\Servers').GetValueKind('AddPrinterDrivers').ToString()]) -eq 'reg_dword')
}
# registry_object (registry_test)
function test_4 {
  return (-not ($null -ne (Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers\LanMan Print Services\Servers' -Name 'AddPrinterDrivers')))
}
# registry_object (registry_test)
function test_5 {
  return ($null -ne (Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers\LanMan Print Services\Servers' -Name 'AddPrinterDrivers'))
}

if (((test_1 -or test_2) -and (test_3 -or test_4) -and test_5)) {
  Write-Output "PASS"
} else {
  Write-Output "FAIL"
}

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# oval:mil.disa.fso.windows:def:434 compliance check
$compliant = (Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers\LanMan Print Services\Servers" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).AddPrinterDrivers -eq "1" -or (Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers\LanMan Print Services\Servers" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).AddPrinterDrivers -eq $null
if ($compliant) { Write-Output "PASS"; Exit 0 } else { Write-Output "FAIL"; Exit 1 }

Remediation

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> “Devices: Prevent users from installing printer drivers” to “Enabled”.