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CWE-506Embedded Malicious Code
Category: other
Description
The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.
Malicious flaws have acquired colorful names, including Trojan horse, trapdoor, timebomb, and logic-bomb. A developer might insert malicious code with the intent to subvert the security of a product or its host system at some time in the future. It generally refers to a program that performs a useful service but exploits rights of the program's user in a way the user does not intend.
Common consequences· 1
- Confidentiality / Integrity / Availability — Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
Potential mitigations· 1
- [Implementation, Operation]Remove the malicious code and start an effort to ensure that no more malicious code exists. This may require a detailed review of all code, as it is possible to hide a serious attack in only one or two lines of code. These lines may be located almost anywhere in an application and may have been intentionally obfuscated by the attacker.
Related CAPEC attack patterns· 3
References
Exploits (incoming)3
| Type | Target | Confidence | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| AttackPattern | Infected Softwarecapec-442 | 100% | live |
| AttackPattern | Hiding Malicious Data or Code within Filescapec-636 | 100% | live |
| AttackPattern | Embed Virus into DLLcapec-448 | 100% | live |
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Related by meaning· 6
Nearest entities by semantic similarity across the cs-graph corpus.