STIGQter: STIG Summary: Microsoft Outlook 2013 STIG Version: 1 Release: 13 Benchmark Date: 26 Oct 2018:

Dragging Unicode email messages to file system must be disallowed.

DISA Rule

SV-53897r1_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-17812

Group Title

DTOO231 - Unicode use when dragging Email

Rule Version

DTOO231

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000381 - The organization configures the information system to provide only essential capabilities.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Outlook 2013 -> Outlook Options -> Other -> Advanced "Use Unicode format when dragging e-mail message to file system" to "Disabled".

Check Contents

Verify the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Outlook 2013 -> Outlook Options -> Other -> Advanced "Use Unicode format when dragging e-mail message to file system" is set to "Disabled".

Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\15.0\outlook\options\general

Criteria: If the value MSGFormat is REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-17812

Documentable

False

Rule Version

DTOO231

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Outlook 2013 -> Outlook Options -> Other -> Advanced "Use Unicode format when dragging e-mail message to file system" is set to "Disabled".

Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\15.0\outlook\options\general

Criteria: If the value MSGFormat is REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Responsibility

Information Assurance Officer

Target Key

2482

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