Detail CWE-58

CWE-58

Path Equivalence: Windows 8.3 Filename
2006-07-19
00h00 +00:00
Incomplete
2026-10-28
00h00 +00:00
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Nama: Path Equivalence: Windows 8.3 Filename

The product contains a protection mechanism that restricts access to a long filename on a Windows operating system, but it does not properly restrict access to the equivalent short "8.3" filename.

Informasi Umum

Detail Latar Belakang

Mode Pengenalan

Implementation

Platform yang Berlaku

Bahasa

Kelas: Not Language-Specific (Undetermined)

Sistem Operasi

Kelas: Windows (Undetermined)

Teknologi

Kelas: Not Technology-Specific (Undetermined)

Konsekuensi Umum

Cakupan Dampak Kemungkinan
Confidentiality
Integrity
Read Files or Directories, Modify Files or Directories

Contoh yang Diamati

Referensi Deskripsi

CVE-1999-0012

Multiple web servers allow restriction bypass using 8.3 names instead of long names

CVE-2001-0795

Server allows remote attackers to obtain source code of CGI scripts via URLs that contain MS-DOS conventions such as (1) upper case letters (CWE-178) or (2) 8.3 file names (CWE-58).

CVE-2005-0471

Multi-Factor Vulnerability. Product generates temporary filenames using long filenames, which become predictable in 8.3 format.

Mitigasi yang Memungkinkan

Phases : System Configuration
Disable Windows from supporting 8.3 filenames by editing the Windows registry. Preventing 8.3 filenames will not remove previously generated 8.3 filenames.

Catatan Pemetaan Kerentanan

Justifikasi : This CWE entry is at the Variant 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

Probably under-studied.

Referensi

REF-7

Writing Secure Code
Michael Howard, David LeBlanc.
https://www.microsoftpressstore.com/store/writing-secure-code-9780735617223

REF-62

The Art of Software Security Assessment
Mark Dowd, John McDonald, Justin Schuh.

Pengajuan

Nama Organisasi Tanggal Tanggal rilis Version
PLOVER 2006-07-19 +00:00 2006-07-19 +00:00 Draft 3

Modifikasi

Nama Organisasi Tanggal Komentar
Eric Dalci Cigital 2008-07-01 +00:00 updated Time_of_Introduction
CWE Content Team MITRE 2008-09-08 +00:00 updated Applicable_Platforms, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
CWE Content Team MITRE 2008-10-14 +00:00 updated Description
CWE Content Team MITRE 2011-06-01 +00:00 updated Common_Consequences
CWE Content Team MITRE 2012-05-11 +00:00 updated References, Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2012-10-30 +00:00 updated Potential_Mitigations
CWE Content Team MITRE 2014-07-30 +00:00 updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
CWE Content Team MITRE 2017-11-08 +00:00 updated Applicable_Platforms, References
CWE Content Team MITRE 2018-03-27 +00:00 updated References
CWE Content Team MITRE 2020-02-24 +00:00 updated Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-01-31 +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 2025-09-09 +00:00 updated Affected_Resources
CWE Content Team MITRE 2025-12-11 +00:00 updated Applicable_Platforms, Background_Details, Description, Weakness_Ordinalities
CWE Content Team MITRE 2026-10-28 +00:00 updated Observed_Examples