CWE-1125 Detail

The product has an attack surface whose quantitative measurement exceeds a desirable maximum.

Originating from software security, an "attack surface" measure typically reflects the number of input points and output points that can be utilized by an untrusted party, i.e. a potential attacker. A larger attack surface provides more places to attack, and more opportunities for developers to introduce weaknesses. In some cases, this measure may reflect other aspects of quality besides security; e.g., a product with many inputs and outputs may require a large number of tests in order to improve code coverage.

Vulnerability Mapping Notes

Justification : This entry is primarily a quality issue with no direct security implications.
Comment : Look for weaknesses that are focused specifically on insecure behaviors that have more direct security implications.

References

REF-966

An Attack Surface Metric
Pratyusa Manadhata.
http://reports-archive.adm.cs.cmu.edu/anon/2008/CMU-CS-08-152.pdf

REF-967

Measuring a System's Attack Surface
Pratyusa Manadhata, Jeannette M. Wing.
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/usr/wing/www/publications/ManadhataWing04.pdf

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