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CWE-210: Product-Generated Error Message Information Leak

 
Product-Generated Error Message Information Leak
Weakness ID: 210 (Weakness Base)Status: Draft
+ Description

Description Summary

The software identifies an error condition and creates its own diagnostic or error messages that contain sensitive information.
+ Time of Introduction
  • Architecture and Design
  • Implementation
  • Operation
+ Applicable Platforms

Languages

All

+ Observed Examples
ReferenceDescription
CVE-2005-1745Infoleak of sensitive information in error message (physical access required).
+ Potential Mitigations
PhaseDescription
Implementation

Any error should be parsed for dangerous revelations.

Build: Debugging information should not make its way into a production release.

Handle exceptions internally and do not display errors containing potentially sensitive information to a user. Create default error pages if necessary.

+ Other Notes

Attack: trigger error, monitor responses.

+ Relationships
NatureTypeIDNameView(s) this relationship pertains toView(s)
ChildOfWeakness BaseWeakness Base209Error Message Information Leak
Development Concepts (primary)699
Research Concepts (primary)1000
ParentOfWeakness VariantWeakness Variant535Information Leak Through Shell Error Message
Development Concepts (primary)699
Research Concepts (primary)1000
ParentOfWeakness VariantWeakness Variant536Information Leak Through Servlet Runtime Error Message
Development Concepts (primary)699
Research Concepts (primary)1000
ParentOfWeakness VariantWeakness Variant537Information Leak Through Java Runtime Error Message
Development Concepts (primary)699
Research Concepts (primary)1000
ParentOfWeakness VariantWeakness Variant550Information Leak Through Server Error Message
Development Concepts (primary)699
Research Concepts (primary)1000
+ Functional Areas
  • Non-specific
+ Taxonomy Mappings
Mapped Taxonomy NameNode IDFitMapped Node Name
PLOVERProduct-Generated Error Message Infoleak
+ Content History
Submissions
Submission DateSubmitterOrganizationSource
PLOVERExternally Mined
Modifications
Modification DateModifierOrganizationSource
2008-07-01Eric DalciCigitalExternal
updated Time of Introduction
2008-09-08CWE Content TeamMITREInternal
updated Relationships, Other Notes, Taxonomy Mappings
Page Last Updated: October 29, 2009