Text in Outlook that represents Internet and network paths must not be automatically turned into hyperlinks.

From Microsoft Outlook 2010

Part of DTOO425 - Disable Internet and network path into hyperlinks

Associated with: CCI-000366

SV-55984r2_rule Text in Outlook that represents Internet and network paths must not be automatically turned into hyperlinks.

Vulnerability discussion

The ability of Outlook to automatically turn text that represents Internet and network paths into hyperlinks would allow users to click on those hyperlinks in email messages and access malicious or otherwise harmful websites.

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Fix text

Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKCU\software\policies\Microsoft\office\14.0\outlook\options\autoformat If the REG_DWORD value for pgrfafo_25_1 does not exist, create it with a value of "0". If the REG_DWORD value for pgrfafo_25_1 does exist, change the value to "0".

Pro Tips

Lavender hyperlinks in small type off to the right (of CSS class id, if you view the page source) point to globally unique URIs for each document and item. Copy the link location and paste anywhere you need to talk unambiguously about these things.

You can obtain data about documents and items in other formats. Simply provide an HTTP header Accept: text/turtle or Accept: application/rdf+xml.