CWE-514 - Covert Channel
CWE-514
- Abstraction:
- Class
- Structure:
- Simple
- Status:
- Incomplete
- Weakness Name
Covert Channel
- Description
A covert channel is a path that can be used to transfer information in a way not intended by the system's designers.
Typically the system has not given authorization for the transmission and has no knowledge of its occurrence.
- Common Consequences
Scope: Confidentiality, Access Control
Impact: Read Application Data, Bypass Protection Mechanism
- Related Weaknesses
- Release Date:
- 2006-07-19
- Latest Modification Date:
- 2024-07-16
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