CWE-1253 Detail

CWE-1253

Incorrect Selection of Fuse Values
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2020-02-24
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2025-12-11
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Name: Incorrect Selection of Fuse Values

The logic level used to set a system to a secure state relies on a fuse being unblown.

General Informations

Modes Of Introduction

Architecture and Design
Implementation

Applicable Platforms

Language

Class: Not Language-Specific (Undetermined)

Operating Systems

Class: Not OS-Specific (Undetermined)

Architectures

Class: Not Architecture-Specific (Undetermined)

Technologies

Class: Not Technology-Specific (Undetermined)

Common Consequences

Scope Impact Likelihood
Access Control
Authorization		Bypass Protection Mechanism, Gain Privileges or Assume Identity

Note: If the logic used to determine system-security state (by leveraging the values sensed from the fuses) uses negative logic, an attacker might blow the fuse and drive the system to an insecure state.
AvailabilityDoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
ConfidentialityRead Memory
IntegrityModify Memory, Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands

Potential Mitigations

Phases : Architecture and Design
Logic should be designed in a way that blown fuses do not put the product into an insecure state that can be leveraged by an attacker.

Vulnerability Mapping Notes

Justification : 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.
Comment : 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.

Related Attack Patterns

CAPEC-ID Attack Pattern Name
CAPEC-74 Manipulating State

Notes

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

References

REF-1080

Security Failures in Secure Devices
Christopher Tarnovsky.
https://www.blackhat.com/presentations/bh-europe-08/Tarnovsky/Presentation/bh-eu-08-tarnovsky.pdf

Submission

Name Organization Date Date release Version
Arun Kanuparthi, Hareesh Khattri, Parbati Kumar Manna, Narasimha Kumar V Mangipudi Intel Corporation 2019-10-15 +00:00 2020-02-24 +00:00 4.1

Modifications

Name Organization Date Comment
CWE Content Team MITRE 2020-08-20 +00:00 updated Applicable_Platforms, Demonstrative_Examples, Description
CWE Content Team MITRE 2021-07-20 +00:00 updated Related_Attack_Patterns
CWE Content Team MITRE 2021-10-28 +00:00 updated Description
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-04-27 +00:00 updated Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-06-29 +00:00 updated Mapping_Notes
CWE Content Team MITRE 2025-12-11 +00:00 updated Common_Consequences, Description, Weakness_Ordinalities
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