CWE-514: Covert Channel
ID
CWE-514
Abstraction
Class
Structure
Simple
Status
Incomplete
A covert channel is a path that can be used to transfer information in a way not intended by the system's designers.
Typically the system has not given authorization for the transmission and has no knowledge of its occurrence.
Modes of Introduction
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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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