CWE/SANS 25 most dangerous programming errors
This is an invaluable resource worth sharing… CWE/ SANS released a list of the 25 most dangerous programming errors that enable “security bugs”, cyber crimes and espionage and how to fix them. Security in control systems and automation can be a catastrophic one. It should ideally start from a policy based implementation and use that as a lead into physical implementation.
Developed in 2008, the list opens the eye to areas that are not well understood, not as apparent and not frequently tested within the wired/ wireless systems space.
The Top 25 is organized into three high-level categories that contain multiple CWE entries.
Insecure Interaction Between Components
These weaknesses are related to insecure ways in which data is sent and received between separate components, modules, programs, processes, threads, or systems.
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
- CWE-116: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
- CWE-89: Failure to Preserve SQL Query Structure (aka ‘SQL Injection’)
- CWE-79: Failure to Preserve Web Page Structure (aka ‘Cross-site Scripting’)
- CWE-78: Failure to Preserve OS Command Structure (aka ‘OS Command Injection’)
- CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
- CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- CWE-362: Race Condition
- CWE-209: Error Message Information Leak
Risky Resource Management
The weaknesses in this category are related to ways in which software does not properly manage the creation, usage, transfer, or destruction of important system resources.
- CWE-119: Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
- CWE-642: External Control of Critical State Data
- CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path
- CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path
- CWE-94: Failure to Control Generation of Code (aka ‘Code Injection’)
- CWE-494: Download of Code Without Integrity Check
- CWE-404: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
- CWE-665: Improper Initialization
- CWE-682: Incorrect Calculation
Porous Defenses
The weaknesses in this category are related to defensive techniques that are often misused, abused, or just plain ignored.
- CWE-285: Improper Access Control (Authorization)
- CWE-327: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
- CWE-259: Hard-Coded Password
- CWE-732: Insecure Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
- CWE-330: Use of Insufficiently Random Values
- CWE-250: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
- CWE-602: Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security
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[SANS 25 most dangerous programming errors]
