CAPEC-192 Protocol Analysis

CAPEC ID: 192

CAPEC-192 Metadata

Likelihood of Attack

Low

Typical Severity

Low

Overview

Summary

An adversary engages in activities to decipher and/or decode protocol information for a network or application communication protocol used for transmitting information between interconnected nodes or systems on a packet-switched data network. While this type of analysis involves the analysis of a networking protocol inherently, it does not require the presence of an actual or physical network.

Prerequisites

Access to a binary executable. The ability to observe and interact with a communication channel between communicating processes.

Potential Solutions / Mitigations

No specific solutions listed.

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE ID Description
CWE-326 Inadequate Encryption Strength

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