CAPEC Definitions
CAPEC Definitions / CAPEC-272
CAPEC-272: Protocol Manipulation
An adversary subverts a communications protocol to perform an attack. This type of attack can allow an adversary to impersonate others, discover sensitive information, control the outcome of a session, or perform other attacks. This type of attack targets invalid assumptions that may be inherent in implementers of the protocol, incorrect implementations of the protocol, or vulnerabilities in the protocol itself.
Severity:Medium
Possibility:
Extended Description
No Extended Description.
Mitigations
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Relationships with other CAPECs
No related CAPECs found.
Prerequisites
The protocol or implementations thereof must contain bugs that an adversary can exploit.
Related Weaknesses
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