CWE-514 – Covert Channel

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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.

Modes of Introduction:

– Implementation

 

 

Related Weaknesses

CWE-1229

 

Consequences

Confidentiality, Access Control: Read Application Data, Bypass Protection Mechanism

 

Potential Mitigations

CVE References