The software does not exit or otherwise modify its operation
when security-relevant errors occur during initialization, such as when a
configuration file has a format error, which can cause the software to execute
in a less secure fashion than intended by the
administrator.
Product does not trigger a fatal error if missing
or invalid ACLs are in a configuration file.
Potential Mitigations
Phase
Description
Follow the principle of failing securely when an error occurs. The
system should enter a state where it is not vulnerable and will not
display sensitive error messages to a potential attacker.