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5.239 - Windows Explorer heap termination on corruption will be disabled.

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Information

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

Solution

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

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_2008_R2_DC_V1R34_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6, CAT|III, CCI|CCI-002385, CSCv6|3.1, CSCv6|8.4, Rule-ID|SV-32434r1_rule, STIG-ID|5.239, Vuln-ID|V-15718

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 90569331979e4e5154c174e44ce1ab92a5c04f751e3d4a7a63cf5edbfeec7ab9