CWE-508: Non-Replicating Malicious Code
Description
Non-replicating malicious code only resides on the target system or product that is attacked; it does not attempt to spread to other systems.
- Abstraction
- BaseA weakness specific enough to point to detection and prevention methods.
- Likelihood of exploit
- Not rated by MITRE
- Status
- Incomplete
Common consequences
- ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
Potential mitigations
- Operation
Antivirus software can help mitigate known malicious code.
- Installation
Verify the integrity of the software that is being installed.
Related weaknesses
Parent weaknesses
CAPEC attack patterns that exploit it
CWE 4.20 links no CAPEC attack pattern to this weakness.