Windows Server 2008 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V1 · R33

CurrentPublished Wed Jun 17 2020

Windows Explorer heap termination on corruption will be disabled.

Windows Server 2008 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

Windows Explorer heap termination on corruption will be disabled.

Description

Discussion Text

This check verifies that heap termination on corruption is disabled. This may prevent Windows Explorer from terminating immediately from certain legacy plug-in applications.

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Objective

V-15718

Rule

SV-32434r1_rule

Severity

low

Rule Version

5.239

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

If the following registry value doesn’t exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive:  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Subkey:  \Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\

Value Name:  NoHeapTerminationOnCorruption

Type:  REG_DWORD
Value:  0

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Explorer "Turn off heap termination on corruption" to "Disabled".

STIG check 107 of 291 in the Windows Server 2008 R2 Member Server STIG checklist

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