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Alert signals generated by critical events should be protected from access by untrusted agents. Only hardware or trusted firmware modules should be able to alter the alert configuration.
No detection method information available for this CWE.
No examples or observed CVEs available for this CWE.
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CWE-1320: CWE-1320: Improper Protection for Outbound Error Messages and Alert Signals is a Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) entry maintained by MITRE. Description Extended Description
If exploited, CWE-1320 (CWE-1320: Improper Protection for Outbound Error Messages and Alert Signals) it can compromise DoS: Instability, DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart, Reduce Reliability and Unexpected State, leading to outcomes such as Scope: Availability Likelihood: High.
Recommended mitigations for CWE-1320 include: Alert signals generated by critical events should be protected from access by untrusted agents. Only hardware or trusted firmware modules should be able to alter the alert configuration.
CWE-1320 commonly affects Languages. Note that weaknesses are often language-agnostic patterns, so secure coding practices apply broadly.
A CWE (Common Weakness Enumeration) like CWE-1320 describes a category of software weakness — the underlying flaw type. A CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) identifies a specific, real-world vulnerability in a particular product. In short, a CWE is the kind of mistake, and a CVE is an instance of that mistake being found in software.