Turning off File Explorer heap termination on corruption must be disabled.

From Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

Part of Windows Explorer – Heap Termination

Associated with: CCI-002385

SV-53137r1_rule Turning off File Explorer heap termination on corruption must be disabled.

Vulnerability discussion

Legacy plug-in applications may continue to function when a File Explorer session has become corrupt. Disabling this feature will prevent this.

Check content

If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\ Value Name: NoHeapTerminationOnCorruption Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0

Fix text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> File Explorer -> "Turn off heap termination on corruption" to "Disabled".

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