CWE-1271: Uninitialized Value on Reset for Registers Holding Security Settings
ID
CWE-1271
Abstraction
Base
Structure
Simple
Status
Incomplete
Security-critical logic is not set to a known value on reset.
When the device is first brought out of reset, the state of registers will be indeterminate if they have not been initialized by the logic. Before the registers are initialized, there will be a window during which the device is in an insecure state and may be vulnerable to attack.
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Applicable Platforms
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
The Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC™) effort provides a publicly available catalog of common attack patterns that helps users understand how adversaries exploit weaknesses in applications and other cyber-enabled capabilities.
CAPEC at Mitre.org
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