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CWE-1351 – Improper Handling of Hardware Behavior in Exceptionally Cold Environments

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Description

A hardware device, or the firmware running on it, is
missing or has incorrect protection features to maintain
goals of security primitives when the device is cooled below
standard operating temperatures.

Modes of Introduction:

– Architecture and Design

 

 

Related Weaknesses

CWE-1384

 

Consequences

Integrity, Authentication: Varies by Context, Unexpected State

Consequences of this weakness are highly contextual.

 

Potential Mitigations

Phase: Architecture and Design

Description: 

The system should account for security primitive behavior when cooled outside standard temperatures.

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