CAPEC-572: Artificially Inflate File Sizes
Description
An adversary modifies file contents by adding data to files for several reasons. Many different attacks could “follow” this pattern resulting in numerous outcomes. Adding data to a file could also result in a Denial of Service condition for devices with limited storage capacity.
- Likelihood of attack
- High
- Typical severity
- Medium
- Abstraction
- StandardA specific methodology or technique used in an attack.
Mechanism of attack: Manipulate System Resources
Consequences
- Availability
Resource Consumption
Denial of Service
- Integrity
Modify Data
Mitigations
CAPEC 3.9 lists no mitigation for this pattern; see its child patterns or related weaknesses.
Related weaknesses (CWE)
CAPEC 3.9 links no CWE weakness to this pattern.
ATT&CK techniques (CAPEC taxonomy mapping)
Marked techniques are also explained, with detection notes and certification relevance, on our interactive ATT&CK map.
Across MITRE's defensive frameworks
Linked through the 1 ATT&CK technique above.
Counter with D3FEND
Defensive techniques MITRE D3FEND maps to the same ATT&CK techniques.
- D3-DADynamic Analysis1 shared
- D3-EFAEmulated File Analysis1 shared
- D3-EALExecutable Allowlisting1 shared
- D3-EDLExecutable Denylisting1 shared
- D3-CFContent Filtering1 shared
- D3-CMContent Modification1 shared
- D3-DFDecoy File1 shared
- D3-FAFile Analysis1 shared
- D3-FEFile Encryption1 shared
- D3-FEVFile Eviction1 shared
- D3-FIMFile Integrity Monitoring1 shared
- D3-LFPLocal File Permissions1 shared