CAPEC-189StandardDraft
Black Box Reverse Engineering
An adversary discovers the structure, function, and composition of a type of computer software through black box analysis techniques. 'Black Box' methods involve interacting with the software indirectly, in the absence of direct access to the executable object. Such analysis typically involves interacting with the software at the boundaries of where the software interfaces with a larger execution environment, such as input-output vectors, libraries, or APIs. Black Box Reverse Engineering also refers to gathering physical side effects of a hardware device, such as electromagnetic radiation or sounds.
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CWE-203
The product behaves differently or sends different responses under different circumstances in a way that is observable to an unauthorized actor.
CWE-1255
A device's real time power consumption may be monitored during security token evaluation and the information gleaned may be used to determine the value of the reference token.
CWE-1300
The device does not contain sufficient protection.
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