Word 95 binary documents and templates must be configured to edit in protected view.

From Microsoft Word 2016 STIG

Part of DTOO337 - Word 95 binary documents and templates

Associated with: CCI-001662

SV-85723r1_rule Word 95 binary documents and templates must be configured to edit in protected view.

Vulnerability discussion

This setting specifies whether users can open, view, edit, or save files saved in the specified format. Enabling the editing of the specified format in protected view, it 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.

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Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Word 2016 -> Word Options -> Security -> Trust Center -> File Block Settings "Word 95 binary documents and templates" to "Enabled: Allow editing and open in Protected View".

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