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Excessive Attack Surface
The product has an attack surface whose quantitative
measurement exceeds a desirable maximum.
Extended Description
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.
Informations
Vulnerability Mapping Notes
Rationale : This entry is primarily a quality issue with no direct security implications.Comments : Look for weaknesses that are focused specifically on insecure behaviors that have more direct security implications.
References
REF-966
An Attack Surface MetricPratyusa Manadhata.
http://reports-archive.adm.cs.cmu.edu/anon/2008/CMU-CS-08-152.pdf
REF-967
Measuring a System's Attack SurfacePratyusa Manadhata, Jeannette M. Wing.
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/usr/wing/www/publications/ManadhataWing04.pdf
Submission
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| CWE Content Team | MITRE | 3.2 |
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