CWE - 114 : Process Control
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CWE Definition
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http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/114.html
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Number of vulnerabilities:
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0
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Description
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Executing commands or loading libraries from an untrusted
source or in an untrusted environment can cause an application to execute
malicious commands (and payloads) on behalf of an
attacker.Process control vulnerabilities take two forms: 1. An attacker can change
the command that the program executes: the attacker explicitly controls what
the command is. 2. An attacker can change the environment in which the
command executes: the attacker implicitly controls what the command means.
Process control vulnerabilities of the first type occur when either data
enters the application from an untrusted source and the data is used as part
of a string representing a command that is executed by the application. By
executing the command, the application gives an attacker a privilege or
capability that the attacker would not otherwise have. |
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Background Details
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Other Notes
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