CWE-1271 Details

CWE-1271

Uninitialized Value on Reset for Registers Holding Security Settings
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2020-02-24
00h00 +00:00
2023-06-29
00h00 +00:00
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Name: Uninitialized Value on Reset for Registers Holding Security Settings

Security-critical logic is not set to a known value on reset.

Allgemeine Informationen

Einführungsmodi

Implementation

Anwendbare Plattformen

Sprache

Class: Not Language-Specific (Undetermined)

Betriebssysteme

Class: Not OS-Specific (Undetermined)

Architekturen

Class: Not Architecture-Specific (Undetermined)

Technologien

Class: Not Technology-Specific (Undetermined)

Häufige Konsequenzen

Bereich Auswirkung Wahrscheinlichkeit
Access Control
Authentication
Authorization
Varies by Context

Mögliche Gegenmaßnahmen

Phases : Implementation
Design checks should be performed to identify any uninitialized flip-flops used for security-critical functions.
Phases : Architecture and Design
All registers holding security-critical information should be set to a specific value on reset.

Hinweise zur Schwachstellen-Zuordnung

Begründung : This CWE entry is at the Base level of abstraction, which is a preferred level of abstraction for mapping to the root causes of vulnerabilities.
Kommentar : Carefully read both the name and description to ensure that this mapping is an appropriate fit. Do not try to 'force' a mapping to a lower-level Base/Variant simply to comply with this preferred level of abstraction.

Verwandte Angriffsmuster

CAPEC-ID Name des Angriffsmusters
CAPEC-74 Manipulating State

Hinweise

This entry is still under development and will continue to see updates and content improvements.

Einreichung

Name Organisation Datum Veröffentlichungsdatum Version
Nicole Fern Cycuity (originally submitted as Tortuga Logic) 2020-05-15 +00:00 2020-02-24 +00:00 4.1

Änderungen

Name Organisation Datum Kommentar
CWE Content Team MITRE 2020-08-20 +00:00 updated Common_Consequences, Demonstrative_Examples, Description, Modes_of_Introduction, Name, Potential_Mitigations, Related_Attack_Patterns, Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2021-03-15 +00:00 updated Name, Type
CWE Content Team MITRE 2021-10-28 +00:00 updated Weakness_Ordinalities
CWE Content Team MITRE 2022-10-13 +00:00 updated Demonstrative_Examples
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-01-31 +00:00 updated Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-04-27 +00:00 updated Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-06-29 +00:00 updated Mapping_Notes