437
CAPEC-ID Attack Pattern Name
267 Leverage Alternate Encoding
CWE-174: Double Decoding of the Same Data
Weakness ID : 174
Structure : Simple
Abstraction : Variant
Description
The product decodes the same input twice, which can limit the effectiveness of any protection
mechanism that occurs in between the decoding operations.
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 172 Encoding Error 433
ChildOf 675 Multiple Operations on Resource in Single-Operation
Context