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CAPEC-ID Attack Pattern Name
681 Exploitation of Improperly Controlled Hardware Security Identifiers
CWE-1295: Debug Messages Revealing Unnecessary Information
Weakness ID : 1295
Structure : Simple
Abstraction : Base
Description
The product fails to adequately prevent the revealing of unnecessary and potentially sensitive
system information within debugging messages.
Extended Description
Debug messages are messages that help troubleshoot an issue by revealing the internal state of
the system. For example, debug data in design can be exposed through internal memory array
dumps or boot logs through interfaces like UART via TAP commands, scan chain, etc. Thus, the
more information contained in a debug message, the easier it is to debug. However, there is also
the risk of revealing information that could help an attacker either decipher a vulnerability, and/or
gain a better understanding of the system. Thus, this extra information could lower the "security
by obscurity" factor. While "security by obscurity" alone is insufficient, it can help as a part of
"Defense-in-depth".
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 200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor 504
PeerOf 209 Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive
Information