CWE-1239: Improper Zeroization of Hardware Register
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The hardware product does not properly clear sensitive information from built-in registers when the user of the hardware block changes.
What the weakness is: CWE-1239 at MITRE. All weaknesses
Related attack patterns (CAPEC): 4
- CAPEC-37 Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
- CAPEC-150 Collect Data from Common Resource Locations Severity: Medium
- CAPEC-204 Lifting Sensitive Data Embedded in Cache Severity: Medium
- CAPEC-545 Pull Data from System Resources
The attack patterns MITRE's CAPEC relates to CWE-1239, as MITRE names them. Credits.
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