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CWE-1252 – CPU Hardware Not Configured to Support Exclusivity of Write and Execute Operations

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Description

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.

Modes of Introduction:

– Architecture and Design

 

 

Related Weaknesses

CWE-284

 

Consequences

Confidentiality, Integrity: Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands

 

Potential Mitigations

Phase: Architecture and Design

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Phase: Integration

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