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Word 6.0 binary documents and templates must be configured for block open/save actions.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

This setting specifies whether users can open, view, edit, or save Word files saved in the specified format. Enabling block of the specified format mitigates zero-day security attacks (which are attacks that occur during between the time that a vulnerability becomes publicly known and a software update or service pack is available) by temporarily preventing users from opening specific types of files and to prevent a user from opening files that have been saved in earlier and pre-release (beta) Microsoft Office formats.

Property Value
Responsibility System Administrator

ID
SV-53593r1_rule
Version
DTOO336
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Word 2013 -> Word Options -> Security -> Trust Center -> File Block Settings "Word 6.0 binary documents and templates" to "Enabled: Open/Save blocked, use open policy".