Nama: Missing Ability to Patch ROM Code

Missing an ability to patch ROM code may leave a System or System-on-Chip (SoC) in a vulnerable state.

Informasi Umum

Mode Pengenalan

Architecture and Design : This issue could be introduced during hardware architecture and design and can be identified later during Testing.
Implementation : This issue could be introduced during implementation and can be identified later during Testing.
Integration : This issue could be introduced during integration and can be identified later during Testing.
Manufacturing : This issue could be introduced during manufacturing and can be identified later during Testing.

Platform yang Berlaku

Bahasa

Kelas: Not Language-Specific (Undetermined)

Sistem Operasi

Kelas: Not OS-Specific (Undetermined)

Arsitektur

Kelas: Not Architecture-Specific (Undetermined)

Teknologi

Kelas: System on Chip (Undetermined)

Konsekuensi Umum

Cakupan	Dampak	Kemungkinan
Other	Varies by Context, Reduce Maintainability Catatan: Because the code in ROM is immutable, the ROM does not have the ability to patch after the system gets shipped. Hence any security vulnerabilities discovered in the ROM code can never be fixed for the systems that are already in use. Thus the system can be left in a vulnerable state where an adversary can compromise the SoC..	High

Mitigasi yang Memungkinkan

Phases : Architecture and Design // Implementation
Secure patch support to allow ROM code to be patched on the next boot.
Phases : Architecture and Design // Implementation
Support patches that can be programmed in-field or during manufacturing through hardware fuses. This feature can be used for limited patching of devices after shipping, or for the next batch of silicon devices manufactured, without changing the full device ROM.

Catatan Pemetaan Kerentanan

Justifikasi : 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.
Komentar : 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.

Pola Serangan Terkait

CAPEC ID	Nama Pola Serangan
CAPEC-682	Exploitation of Firmware or ROM Code with Unpatchable Vulnerabilities An adversary may exploit vulnerable code (i.e., firmware or ROM) that is unpatchable. Unpatchable devices exist due to manufacturers intentionally or inadvertently designing devices incapable of updating their software. Additionally, with updatable devices, the manufacturer may decide not to support the device and stop making updates to their software.

Referensi

REF-1396

riscv_peripherals.sv line 534
https://github.com/HACK-EVENT/hackatdac21/blob/75e5c0700b5a02e744f006fe8a09ff3c2ccdd32d/piton/design/chip/tile/ariane/openpiton/riscv_peripherals.sv#L534

REF-1397

Fix for riscv_peripherals.sv line 534
https://github.com/HACK-EVENT/hackatdac21/blob/cwe_1310_riscv_peripheral/piton/design/chip/tile/ariane/openpiton/riscv_peripherals.sv#L534

Pengajuan

Nama	Organisasi	Tanggal	Tanggal rilis	Version
Narasimha Kumar V Mangipudi	Intel Corporation	2020-04-25 +00:00	2020-12-10 +00:00	4.3

Modifikasi

Nama	Organisasi	Tanggal	Komentar
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2021-03-15 +00:00	updated Maintenance_Notes
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2021-07-20 +00:00	updated Demonstrative_Examples, Maintenance_Notes
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2022-04-28 +00:00	updated Applicable_Platforms, Common_Consequences, Potential_Mitigations, Relationships
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2022-10-13 +00:00	updated References, Related_Attack_Patterns
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	2024-02-29 +00:00	updated Demonstrative_Examples, References
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2025-12-11 +00:00	updated Weakness_Ordinalities
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2026-10-28 +00:00	updated Common_Consequences, Demonstrative_Examples, Description

Detail CWE-1310

CWE-1310