827
are appropriate for different communities but do not reduce the usability of CWE for mapping,
understanding, or other scenarios.
Taxonomy Mappings
Mapped Taxonomy Name Node ID Fit Mapped Node Name
CLASP Failure of TRNG
The CERT Oracle Secure
Coding Standard for Java
(2011)
MSC02-J Generate strong random numbers
References
[REF-18]Secure Software, Inc.. "The CLASP Application Security Process". 2005. < https://
cwe.mitre.org/documents/sources/TheCLASPApplicationSecurityProcess.pdf >.
CWE-334: Small Space of Random Values
Weakness ID : 334
Structure : Simple
Abstraction : Base
Description
The number of possible random values is smaller than needed by the product, making it more
susceptible to brute force attacks.
Relationships
The table(s) below shows the weaknesses and high level categories that are related to this
weakness. These relationships are defined as ChildOf, ParentOf, MemberOr and give insight to
similar items that may exist at higher and lower levels of abstraction. In addition, relationships such
as PeerOf and CanAlsoBe are defined to show similar weaknesses that may want to be explored.
Relevant to the view "Research Concepts" (CWE-1000)
Nature Type ID Name Page
ChildOf 330 Use of Insufficiently Random Values 814
ParentOf 6 J2EE Misconfiguration: Insufficient Session-ID Length 2
Relevant to the view "Architectural Concepts" (CWE-1008)
Nature Type ID Name Page
MemberOf 1013 Encrypt Data 2428
Relevant to the view "Software Development" (CWE-699)
Nature Type ID Name Page
MemberOf 1213 Random Number Issues 2477
MemberOf 310 Cryptographic Issues 2318
Applicable Platforms
Language : Not Language-Specific (Prevalence = Undetermined)
Common Consequences
Scope Impact Likelihood
Access Control
Other
Bypass Protection Mechanism
Other
An attacker could easily guess the values used. This could
lead to unauthorized access to a system if the seed is used
for authentication and authorization.
CWE Version 4.14
CWE-334: Small Space of Random Values
CWE-334: Small Space of Random Values