2006
CWE-1229: Creation of Emergent Resource
Weakness ID : 1229
Structure : Simple
Abstraction : Class
Description
The product manages resources or behaves in a way that indirectly creates a new, distinct
resource that can be used by attackers in violation of the intended policy.
Extended Description
A product is only expected to behave in a way that was specifically intended by the developer.
Resource allocation and management is expected to be performed explicitly by the associated
code. However, in systems with complex behavior, the product might indirectly produce new kinds
of resources that were never intended in the original design. For example, a covert channel is a
resource that was never explicitly intended by the developer, but it is useful to attackers. "Parasitic
computing," while not necessarily malicious in nature, effectively tricks a product into performing
unintended computations on behalf of another party.
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 664 Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime 1454
ParentOf 514 Covert Channel 1218
Applicable Platforms
Language : Not Language-Specific (Prevalence = Undetermined)
Operating_System : Not OS-Specific (Prevalence = Undetermined)
Architecture : Not Architecture-Specific (Prevalence = Undetermined)
MemberOf Relationships
This MemberOf relationships table shows additional CWE Catgeories and Views that reference this
weakness as a member. This information is often useful in understanding where a weakness fits
within the context of external information sources.
Nature Type ID Name Page
MemberOf 1416 Comprehensive Categorization: Resource Lifecycle
Management
1400 2545
References
[REF-1049]Wikipedia. "Parasitic computing". < https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasitic_computing >.
CWE-1230: Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Metadata
Weakness ID : 1230
Structure : Simple
Abstraction : Base
Description
CWE Version 4.14
CWE-1231: Improper Prevention of Lock Bit Modification
CWE-1231: Improper Prevention of Lock Bit Modification