CWE-1320: Improper Protection for Outbound Error Messages and Alert Signals
Hardware sensors are used to detect whether a device is operating within design limits. The threshold values for these limits are set by hardware fuses or trusted software such as a BIOS. Modification of these limits may be protected by hardware mechanisms.
When device sensors detect out of bound conditions, alert signals may be generated for remedial action, which may take the form of device shutdown or throttling.
Warning signals that are not properly secured may be disabled or used to generate spurious alerts, causing degraded performance or denial-of-service (DoS). These alerts may be masked by untrusted software. Examples of these alerts involve thermal and power sensor alerts.
Modes of Introduction
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Applicable Platforms
| Type | Class | Name | Prevalence |
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| Language | Not Language-Specific | ||
| Operating_system | Not OS-Specific | ||
| Architecture | Not Architecture-Specific | ||
| Technology | System on Chip | ||
| Technology | Microcontroller Hardware | ||
| Technology | Memory Hardware | ||
| Technology | Power Management Hardware | ||
| Technology | Processor Hardware | ||
| Technology | Test/Debug Hardware | ||
| Technology | Sensor Hardware |
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.orgCVEs Published
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