CWE-222: Truncation of Security-relevant Information
Description
The product truncates the display, recording, or processing of security-relevant information in a way that can obscure the source or nature of an attack.
- Abstraction
- BaseA weakness specific enough to point to detection and prevention methods.
- Likelihood of exploit
- Not rated by MITRE
- Status
- Draft
Common consequences
- Non-Repudiation
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The source of an attack will be difficult or impossible to determine. This can allow attacks to the system to continue without notice.
Related weaknesses
Parent weaknesses
CAPEC attack patterns that exploit it
CWE 4.20 links no CAPEC attack pattern to this weakness.