3.065 - Unauthorized shares can be accessed anonymously.

Information

This is a Category 1 finding because the potential for gaining unauthorized system access. Any shares listed can be accessed by any network user. This could lead to the exposure or corruption of sensitive data. Enabling this setting is very dangerous.

Solution

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> 'Network access- Shares that can be accessed anonymously' to be defined but containing no entries (Blank).

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/Oct2016/U_Windows_Vista_V6R41_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

References: 800-53|SC-4, CAT|I, CCI|CCI-001090, Rule-ID|SV-29703r1_rule, STIG-ID|3.065, Vuln-ID|V-3340

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 22bb6573afc5b0f17ecabc4796da4a17932eece8f1161ccd8886b1dcfe79780d