Replicating Malicious Code (Virus or Worm)

Opis

Replicating malicious code, including viruses and worms, will attempt to attack other systems once it has successfully compromised the target system or the product.

Skutki

• Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability

  Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands

Zapobieganie

• Operation

  Antivirus software scans for viruses or worms.

• Installation

  Always verify the integrity of the software that is being installed.

Słabość nadrzędna

• CWE-507 Trojan Horse

Kiedy powstaje

• Implementation
• Operation

Dotyczy

Not Language-Specific

Uwagi

It is suspected that malicious code can often be characterized using other "regular" weaknesses related to insecure behavior. However, this has not been closely investigated.

Źródła

1. A Taxonomy of Computer Program Security Flaws, with Examples — Carl E. Landwehr, Alan R. Bull, John P. McDermott, William S. Choi, 1993