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CWE-508Non-Replicating Malicious Code

Category: other

Description

Non-replicating malicious code only resides on the target system or product that is attacked; it does not attempt to spread to other systems.

Common consequences· 1

  • Confidentiality / Integrity / Availability — Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands

Potential mitigations· 2

  • [Operation]Antivirus software can help mitigate known malicious code.
  • [Installation]Verify the integrity of the software that is being installed.

References

  1. https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/508.html

Related by meaning· 6

Nearest entities by semantic similarity across the cs-graph corpus.

CWE
Replicating Malicious Code (Virus or Worm)
CWE
Process Control
CWE
Embedded Malicious Code
CWE
Logic/Time Bomb
CWE
Trojan Horse
CWE
Trapdoor
Sourced from MITRE CWE 4.20. Curated for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.