CWE-514 — Covert Channel
CWE-514: Covert Channel
MITRE CWE weakness
| Kind | Weakness |
| Abstraction | Class |
| Status | Incomplete |
| Likelihood of exploit | — |
Description
A covert channel is a path that can be used to transfer information in a way not intended by the system's designers.
Typically the system has not given authorization for the transmission and has no knowledge of its occurrence.
Common consequences
- Confidentiality, Access Control: Read Application Data, Bypass Protection Mechanism
Mitigations
(none listed)
References
- CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/514.html
- CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html
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