CWE-1431
Driving Intermediate Cryptographic State/Results to Hardware Module Outputs
Description
The product uses a hardware module implementing a cryptographic algorithm that writes sensitive information about the intermediate state or results of its cryptographic operations via one of its output wires (typically the output port containing the final result).
Parent Weaknesses (ChildOf)
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Common Consequences
Scope
Impact
Read Memory, Read Application Data
Potential Mitigations
Designers/developers should add or modify existing control flow logic along any data flow paths that connect "sources" (signals with intermediate cryptographic state/results) with "sinks" (hardware module outputs and other signals outside of trusted cryptographic zone). The control flow logic should only allow cryptographic results to be driven to "sinks" when appropriate conditions are satisfied (typically when the final result for a cryptographic operation has been generated). When the appropriate conditions are not satisfied (i.e., before or during a cryptographic operation), the control flow logic should drive a safe default value to "sinks".
Designers/developers should add or modify existing control flow logic along any data flow paths that connect "sources" (signals with intermediate cryptographic state/results) with "sinks" (hardware module outputs and other signals outside of trusted cryptographic zone). The control flow logic should only allow cryptographic results to be driven to "sinks" when appropriate conditions are satisfied (typically when the final result for a cryptographic operation has been generated). When the appropriate conditions are not satisfied (i.e., before or during a cryptographic operation), the control flow logic should drive a safe default value to "sinks".
Applicable Platforms
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