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CWE-282 Individual Dictionary Definition (Draft 9)

Improper Ownership Management
Weakness ID
Status: Draft

282 (Weakness Class)

Description

Summary

The software assigns the wrong ownership, or does not properly verify the ownership, of an object or resource.

Affected Resource

File/Directory

Potential Mitigations

Very carefully manage the setting, management and handling of privileges and permissions. Explicitly manage trust zones in the software.

Observed Examples
ReferenceDescription
CVE-1999-1125Program runs setuid root but relies on a configuration file owned by a non-root user.
Relationships
NatureTypeIDName
ChildOfCategoryCategory264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
ChildOfCategoryCategory632Weaknesses that Affect Files or Directories
ParentOfWeakness BaseWeakness BaseWeakness Base283Unverified Ownership
Source Taxonomies

PLOVER - Ownership errors

Applicable Platforms

All

Related Attack Patterns
CAPEC-IDAttack Pattern Name
35Leverage Executable Code in Nonexecutable Files
17Accessing, Modifying or Executing Executable Files
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