CWE-1271—Uninitialized Value on Reset for Registers Holding Security Settings

Weakness Name

Uninitialized Value on Reset for Registers Holding Security Settings

Description

Security-critical logic is not set to a known value on reset.

When the device is first brought out of reset, the state of registers will be indeterminate if they have not been initialized by the logic. Before the registers are initialized, there will be a window during which the device is in an insecure state and may be vulnerable to attack.

Common Consequences

Scope:

Access Control, Authentication, Authorization

Impact:

Varies by Context

Related Weaknesses

• CWE-909Missing Initialization of ResourceMedium