Detail CWE-512

The product collects personally identifiable information about a human user or the user's activities, but the product accesses this information using other resources besides itself, and it does not require that user's explicit approval or direct input into the product.

Mode Pengenalan

Architecture and Design
Implementation
Operation

Platform yang Berlaku

Bahasa

Kelas: Not Language-Specific (Undetermined)

Konsekuensi Umum

Mitigasi yang Memungkinkan

Phases : Operation
Use spyware detection and removal software.
Phases : Installation
Always verify the integrity of the product that is being installed.

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.

Catatan

It is suspected that malicious code can often be characterized using other "regular" weaknesses related to insecure behavior. However, this has not been closely investigated.

Pengajuan

Modifikasi