CWE-1243 Sensitive Non-Volatile Information Not Protected During Debug – Detailed Weakness Analysis

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CAPEC Patterns referencing CWE-1243

Below is a list of CAPEC attack patterns associated with this CWE-1243. Click on each CAPEC to learn more. The right column shows the related weaknesses (including this one).

CAPEC Related Weaknesses
Excavation
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-1243 Sensitive Non-Volatile Information Not Protected During Debug
Pull Data from System Resources
CWE-1239 Improper Zeroization of Hardware Register
CWE-1243 Sensitive Non-Volatile Information Not Protected During Debug
CWE-1258 Exposure of Sensitive System Information Due to Uncleared Debug Information
CWE-1258 Exposure of Sensitive System Information Due to Uncleared Debug Information
CWE-1266 Improper Scrubbing of Sensitive Data from Decommissioned Device
CWE-1272 Sensitive Information Uncleared Before Debug/Power State Transition
CWE-1278 Missing Protection Against Hardware Reverse Engineering Using Integrated Circuit (IC) Imaging Techniques
CWE-1323 Improper Management of Sensitive Trace Data
CWE-1330 Remanent Data Readable after Memory Erase

About CWE-1243: Sensitive Non-Volatile Information Not Protected During Debug

CWE-1243 is one of the established Common Weakness Enumerations that identifies a specific type of vulnerability in software. Detailed analysis of CWE-1243 helps organizations understand the risks associated with this weakness and implement effective countermeasures.

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