SV-71657r1: The Windows Error Reporting Service must be running and configured to start automatically. | Windows Vista Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

The Windows Error Reporting Service must be running and configured to start automatically.

Description

Discussion Text

Windows Error Reporting information can be used to help diagnose day-to-day software issues, as well as help discover malicious code and possibly zero-day attacks on systems.

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

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Not mappedCCI-001312

Additional Details

IA Controls

ECSC-1

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:4965
# The Windows Error Reporting Service must be running and configured to start automatically.
# Per-module read mechanism curated from static teardown of DISA's SCC tool
# (SCAP Compliance Checker) -- see the SCC Automation Reference above.

# verifies WER service is running
# wmi_object (wmi_test)
function test_1 {
  return (((Get-CimInstance -Namespace 'root\cimv2' -Query 'SELECT state FROM Win32_Service WHERE name=''WerSvc''' | Select-Object -First 1) | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'state') -eq 'Running')
}
# verifies WER start type is auto
# wmi_object (wmi_test)
function test_2 {
  return (((Get-CimInstance -Namespace 'root\cimv2' -Query 'SELECT StartMode FROM Win32_Service WHERE name=''WerSvc''' | Select-Object -First 1) | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'StartMode') -eq 'Auto')
}

if (-not ((test_1 -and test_2))) {
  Write-Output "PASS"
} else {
  Write-Output "FAIL"
}

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# OVAL Definition: oval:mil.disa.fso.windows:def:4965

$werService = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Service -Filter "Name='WerSvc'"
if ($werService -eq $null -or $werService.Status -ne 'Running' -or $werService.StartMode -ne 'Auto')
{
    Write-Output "FAIL"
    exit 1
}
else
{
    Write-Output "PASS"
    exit 0
}

Remediation

Configure the Start Type of the Windows Error Reporting Service to "Automatic" and ensure the service has a status of "Started".