CWE-1257 Detail

CWE-1257

Improper Access Control Applied to Mirrored or Aliased Memory Regions
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2020-02-24
00h00 +00:00
2025-12-11
00h00 +00:00
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Naam: Improper Access Control Applied to Mirrored or Aliased Memory Regions

Aliased or mirrored memory regions in hardware designs may have inconsistent read/write permissions enforced by the hardware. A possible result is that an untrusted agent is blocked from accessing a memory region but is not blocked from accessing the corresponding aliased memory region.

Algemene informatie

Introductiemodi

Architecture and Design
Implementation

Toepasselijke platforms

Taal

Class: Not Language-Specific (Undetermined)

Besturingssystemen

Class: Not OS-Specific (Undetermined)

Architecturen

Class: Not Architecture-Specific (Undetermined)

Technologieën

Name: Memory Hardware (Undetermined)
Name: Processor Hardware (Undetermined)
Name: Microcontroller Hardware (Undetermined)
Name: Network on Chip Hardware (Undetermined)
Class: System on Chip (Undetermined)

Veelvoorkomende gevolgen

Bereik Impact Waarschijnlijkheid
ConfidentialityRead MemoryHigh
IntegrityModify MemoryHigh
AvailabilityDoS: InstabilityHigh

Mogelijke risicobeperkingen

Phases : Architecture and Design // Implementation
The checks should be applied for consistency access rights between primary memory regions and any mirrored or aliased memory regions. If different memory protection units (MPU) are protecting the aliased regions, their protected range definitions and policies should be synchronized.
Phases : Architecture and Design // Implementation
The controls that allow enabling memory aliases or changing the size of mapped memory regions should only be programmable by trusted software components.

Notities kwetsbaarheidsmapping

Rechtvaardiging : 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.
Opmerking : 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.

Gerelateerde aanvalspatronen

CAPEC-ID Naam aanvalspatroon
CAPEC-456 Infected Memory
An adversary inserts malicious logic into memory enabling them to achieve a negative impact. This logic is often hidden from the user of the system and works behind the scenes to achieve negative impacts. This pattern of attack focuses on systems already fielded and used in operation as opposed to systems that are still under development and part of the supply chain.
CAPEC-679 Exploitation of Improperly Configured or Implemented Memory Protections

Indiening

Naam Organisatie Datum Releasedatum Version
Arun Kanuparthi, Hareesh Khattri, Parbati Kumar Manna, Narasimha Kumar V Mangipudi Intel Corporation 2020-04-29 +00:00 2020-02-24 +00:00 4.1

Wijzigingen

Naam Organisatie Datum Opmerking
CWE Content Team MITRE 2020-08-20 +00:00 updated Demonstrative_Examples, Description, Modes_of_Introduction, Potential_Mitigations, Related_Attack_Patterns
CWE Content Team MITRE 2021-10-28 +00:00 updated Potential_Mitigations
CWE Content Team MITRE 2022-04-28 +00:00 updated Applicable_Platforms, Related_Attack_Patterns
CWE Content Team MITRE 2022-06-28 +00:00 updated Applicable_Platforms
CWE Content Team MITRE 2022-10-13 +00:00 updated Demonstrative_Examples
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-01-31 +00:00 updated 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 2025-12-11 +00:00 updated Weakness_Ordinalities