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Enum: TechnicalImpact

Technical impact of successfully exploiting a weakness (TechnicalImpactEnumeration in XSD).

URI: cwe:TechnicalImpact

Permissible Values

Value Meaning Description
MODIFY_MEMORY None
READ_MEMORY None
MODIFY_FILES_OR_DIRECTORIES None
READ_FILES_OR_DIRECTORIES None
MODIFY_APPLICATION_DATA None
READ_APPLICATION_DATA None
DOS_CRASH_EXIT_OR_RESTART None DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
DOS_AMPLIFICATION None DoS: Amplification
DOS_INSTABILITY None DoS: Instability
DOS_RESOURCE_CONSUMPTION_CPU None DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU)
DOS_RESOURCE_CONSUMPTION_MEMORY None DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory)
DOS_RESOURCE_CONSUMPTION_OTHER None DoS: Resource Consumption (Other)
EXECUTE_UNAUTHORIZED_CODE_OR_COMMANDS None
GAIN_PRIVILEGES_OR_ASSUME_IDENTITY None
BYPASS_PROTECTION_MECHANISM None
HIDE_ACTIVITIES None
ALTER_EXECUTION_LOGIC None
QUALITY_DEGRADATION None
UNEXPECTED_STATE None
VARIES_BY_CONTEXT None
INCREASE_ANALYTICAL_COMPLEXITY None Makes vulnerability harder to find and fix
REDUCE_MAINTAINABILITY None
REDUCE_PERFORMANCE None
REDUCE_RELIABILITY None
OTHER None

Slots

Name Description
impacts Technical impacts that arise if the weakness is exploited

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

LinkML Source

name: TechnicalImpact
description: Technical impact of successfully exploiting a weakness (TechnicalImpactEnumeration
  in XSD).
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/cwe
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  MODIFY_MEMORY:
    text: MODIFY_MEMORY
  READ_MEMORY:
    text: READ_MEMORY
  MODIFY_FILES_OR_DIRECTORIES:
    text: MODIFY_FILES_OR_DIRECTORIES
  READ_FILES_OR_DIRECTORIES:
    text: READ_FILES_OR_DIRECTORIES
  MODIFY_APPLICATION_DATA:
    text: MODIFY_APPLICATION_DATA
  READ_APPLICATION_DATA:
    text: READ_APPLICATION_DATA
  DOS_CRASH_EXIT_OR_RESTART:
    text: DOS_CRASH_EXIT_OR_RESTART
    description: 'DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart'
  DOS_AMPLIFICATION:
    text: DOS_AMPLIFICATION
    description: 'DoS: Amplification'
  DOS_INSTABILITY:
    text: DOS_INSTABILITY
    description: 'DoS: Instability'
  DOS_RESOURCE_CONSUMPTION_CPU:
    text: DOS_RESOURCE_CONSUMPTION_CPU
    description: 'DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU)'
  DOS_RESOURCE_CONSUMPTION_MEMORY:
    text: DOS_RESOURCE_CONSUMPTION_MEMORY
    description: 'DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory)'
  DOS_RESOURCE_CONSUMPTION_OTHER:
    text: DOS_RESOURCE_CONSUMPTION_OTHER
    description: 'DoS: Resource Consumption (Other)'
  EXECUTE_UNAUTHORIZED_CODE_OR_COMMANDS:
    text: EXECUTE_UNAUTHORIZED_CODE_OR_COMMANDS
  GAIN_PRIVILEGES_OR_ASSUME_IDENTITY:
    text: GAIN_PRIVILEGES_OR_ASSUME_IDENTITY
  BYPASS_PROTECTION_MECHANISM:
    text: BYPASS_PROTECTION_MECHANISM
  HIDE_ACTIVITIES:
    text: HIDE_ACTIVITIES
  ALTER_EXECUTION_LOGIC:
    text: ALTER_EXECUTION_LOGIC
  QUALITY_DEGRADATION:
    text: QUALITY_DEGRADATION
  UNEXPECTED_STATE:
    text: UNEXPECTED_STATE
  VARIES_BY_CONTEXT:
    text: VARIES_BY_CONTEXT
  INCREASE_ANALYTICAL_COMPLEXITY:
    text: INCREASE_ANALYTICAL_COMPLEXITY
    description: Makes vulnerability harder to find and fix.
  REDUCE_MAINTAINABILITY:
    text: REDUCE_MAINTAINABILITY
  REDUCE_PERFORMANCE:
    text: REDUCE_PERFORMANCE
  REDUCE_RELIABILITY:
    text: REDUCE_RELIABILITY
  OTHER:
    text: OTHER