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Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 STIG

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The ability to run programs from a PowerPoint presentation must be disallowed.

    <VulnDiscussion>Action buttons can be used to launch external programs from PowerPoint presentations. If a malicious person adds an action bu...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO291 - Linked images

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  • Links that invoke instances of IE from within an Office product must be blocked.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Pop-up Blocker feature in Internet Explorer can be used to block most unwanted pop-up and pop-under windows from appearin...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO131 - Trust Bar Notifications

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  • Trust Bar Notifications for unsigned application add-ins must be blocked.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If an application is configured to require all add-ins be signed by a trusted publisher, any unsigned add-ins the application...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO210 - Block opening of pre-release versions

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  • Pre-release versions of file formats new to Office Products must be blocked.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting controls whether users with the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for PowerPoint 2010 File Formats inst...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO133-Disable all trusted locations

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  • All automatic loading from Trusted Locations must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Trusted locations specified in the Trust Center are used to define file locations assumed to be safe. Content, code, and add-...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO142 - Force Scan Encr. Macros in open XML

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The content of the drawer really is up to you. It could have form fields, definition lists, text lists, labels, charts, progress bars, etc. Spacing recommendation is 24px margins. You can put tabs in here, and can also make the drawer scrollable.

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