CWE

Covert Channel

ID: 514		Date: (C)2012-05-14   (M)2022-10-10
Type: weakness		Status: INCOMPLETE
Abstraction Type: Class

Description

A covert channel is a path used to transfer information in a way not intended by the system's designers.

Extended Description

Typically the system has not given authorization for the transmission and has no knowledge of its occurrence.

Applicable Platforms
None

Time Of Introduction

• Implementation
• Operation

Related Attack Patterns

• CAPEC-281
• CAPEC-463

Common Consequences

Scope	Technical Impact	Notes
Confidentiality Access_Control	Read application data Bypass protection mechanism

Detection Methods
None

Potential Mitigations
None

Relationships

Related CWE	Type	View	Chain
CWE-514 ChildOf CWE-904	Category	CWE-888

Demonstrative Examples
None

White Box Definitions
None

Black Box Definitions
None

Taxynomy Mappings

Taxynomy	Id	Name	Fit
Landwehr		Covert Channel

References:
None