CWE-1252: CPU Hardware Not Configured to Support Exclusivity of Write and Execute Operations
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The CPU is not configured to provide hardware support for exclusivity of write and execute operations on memory. This allows an attacker to execute data from all of memory.
What the weakness is: CWE-1252 at MITRE. All weaknesses
Related attack patterns (CAPEC): 1
- CAPEC-679 Exploitation of Improperly Configured or Implemented Memory Protections Likelihood: Medium · Severity: Very High
The attack patterns MITRE's CAPEC relates to CWE-1252, as MITRE names them. Credits.
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Explain CWE-1252: CPU Hardware Not Configured to Support Exclusivity of Write and Execute Operations and how to prevent and detect it in code. Use https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1252.html and https://cve.bz/cve/cwe/1252?via=ask-ai-copy for recent CVEs with this weakness. Cite the sources.Opens a third-party assistant; its answer is its own, not cve.bz's. The prompt holds only this weakness's id and public links.
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