CWE-1233: Security-Sensitive Hardware Controls with Missing Lock Bit Protection
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The product uses a register lock bit protection mechanism, but it does not ensure that the lock bit prevents modification of system registers or controls that perform changes to important hardware system configuration.
What the weakness is: CWE-1233 at MITRE. All weaknesses
Related attack patterns (CAPEC): 2
- CAPEC-176 Configuration/Environment Manipulation Severity: Medium
- CAPEC-680 Exploitation of Improperly Controlled Registers Likelihood: Medium · Severity: High
The attack patterns MITRE's CAPEC relates to CWE-1233, as MITRE names them. Credits.
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