Fatally corrupt files must be blocked from opening.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-71673	DTOO322	SV-86297r1_rule		Medium

Description

When disabled, fatally corrupt files are prevented from opening. When enabled, the user is warned but may choose to open the file.By default, fatally corrupt files are prevented from opening.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Publisher 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-03-19

Details

Check Text (C-71979r1_chk)

Verify the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Publisher 2016 -> Security "Prompt to allow fatally corrupt files to open instead of blocking them" is set to "Disabled".

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

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\16.0\publisher

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

Fix Text (F-77997r1_fix)

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Publisher 2016 -> Security "Prompt to allow fatally corrupt files to open instead of blocking them" to "Disabled".