CWE-386 Detail

CWE-386

Symbolic Name not Mapping to Correct Object
Draft
2006-07-19
00h00 +00:00
2023-06-29
00h00 +00:00
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Name: Symbolic Name not Mapping to Correct Object

A constant symbolic reference to an object is used, even though the reference can resolve to a different object over time.

General Informations

Modes Of Introduction

Architecture and Design
Implementation

Applicable Platforms

Language

Class: Not Language-Specific (Undetermined)

Common Consequences

Scope Impact Likelihood
Access ControlGain Privileges or Assume Identity

Note: The attacker can gain access to otherwise unauthorized resources.
Integrity
Confidentiality
Other		Modify Application Data, Modify Files or Directories, Read Application Data, Read Files or Directories, Other

Note: Race conditions such as this kind may be employed to gain read or write access to resources not normally readable or writable by the user in question.
Integrity
Other		Modify Application Data, Other

Note: The resource in question, or other resources (through the corrupted one) may be changed in undesirable ways by a malicious user.
Non-RepudiationHide Activities

Note: If a file or other resource is written in this method, as opposed to a valid way, logging of the activity may not occur.
Non-Repudiation
Integrity		Modify Files or Directories

Note: In some cases it may be possible to delete files that a malicious user might not otherwise have access to -- such as log files.

Vulnerability Mapping Notes

Justification : This CWE entry is at the Base level of abstraction, which is a preferred level of abstraction for mapping to the root causes of vulnerabilities.
Comment : Carefully read both the name and description to ensure that this mapping is an appropriate fit. Do not try to 'force' a mapping to a lower-level Base/Variant simply to comply with this preferred level of abstraction.

References

REF-18

The CLASP Application Security Process
Secure Software, Inc..
https://cwe.mitre.org/documents/sources/TheCLASPApplicationSecurityProcess.pdf

Submission

Name Organization Date Date release Version
CLASP 2006-07-19 +00:00 2006-07-19 +00:00 Draft 3

Modifications

Name Organization Date Comment
Eric Dalci Cigital 2008-07-01 +00:00 updated Time_of_Introduction
CWE Content Team MITRE 2008-09-08 +00:00 updated Common_Consequences, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
CWE Content Team MITRE 2011-06-01 +00:00 updated Common_Consequences
CWE Content Team MITRE 2012-05-11 +00:00 updated Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2014-07-30 +00:00 updated Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2017-11-08 +00:00 updated Applicable_Platforms
CWE Content Team MITRE 2020-02-24 +00:00 updated References, Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-04-27 +00:00 updated Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-06-29 +00:00 updated Mapping_Notes