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CWE-435 Improper Interaction Between Multiple Correctly-Behaving Entities

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Alternate terms
Interaction Error, Emergent Fault
Abstraction
Pillar
Structure
Simple
Status
Draft
Languages
Not Language-Specific
CWE version
5.0

Description

An interaction error occurs when two entities have correct behavior when running independently of each other, but when they are integrated as components in a larger system or process, they introduce incorrect behaviors that may cause resultant weaknesses.

Extended description

When a system or process combines multiple independent components, this often produces new, emergent behaviors at the system level. However, if the interactions between these components are not fully accounted for, some of the emergent behaviors can be incorrect or even insecure.

Common consequences

• Integrity: Unexpected State, Varies by Context

Observed examples

• CVE-2002-0485: Anti-virus product allows bypass via Content-Type and Content-Disposition headers that are mixed case, which are still processed by some clients. • CVE-2003-0411: Chain: Code was ported from a case-sensitive Unix platform to a case-insensitive Windows platform where filetype handlers treat .jsp and .JSP as different extensions. JSP source code may be read because .JSP defaults to the filetype "text".

Related

Observed example · CVE (2)

  • CVE-2003-0411 Sun ONE Application Server 7.0 for Windows 2000/XP allows remote attackers to obtain JSP source code via a request that uses the uppercase… vulnerability
  • CVE-2002-0485 Norton Anti-Virus (NAV) allows remote attackers to bypass content filtering via attachments whose Content-Type and Content-Disposition… vulnerability

Referenced by CVE · weakness (3)

  • CVE-2023-43052 IBM Control Center 6.2.1 through 6.3.1 is vulnerable to an external service interaction attack, caused by improper validation of… vulnerability
  • CVE-2021-34699 A vulnerability in the TrustSec CLI parser of Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause an… vulnerability
  • CVE-2020-5255 In Symfony before versions 4.4.7 and 5.0.7, when a `Response` does not contain a `Content-Type` header, affected versions of Symfony can… vulnerability

Referenced by CWE · child of (5)

  • CWE-1038 Insecure Automated Optimizations weakness
  • CWE-1461 Hardware Simulation / Synthesis Mismatch weakness
  • CWE-188 Reliance on Data/Memory Layout weakness
  • CWE-436 Interpretation Conflict weakness
  • CWE-439 Behavioral Change in New Version or Environment weakness

Referenced by CWE · has member (1)

  • CWE-1000 Complete Weakness Hierarchy view