CAPEC-149: Explore for Predictable Temporary File Names
Attack Pattern ID: 149
Abstraction: Detailed
Status: Draft
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Description
An attacker explores a target to identify the names and locations of predictable temporary files for the purpose of launching further attacks against the target. This involves analyzing naming conventions and storage locations of the temporary files created by a target application. If an attacker can predict the names of temporary files they can use this information to mount other attacks, such as information gathering and symlink attacks.
Typical Severity
Medium
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Meta Attack Pattern - A meta level attack pattern in CAPEC is a decidedly abstract characterization of a specific methodology or technique used in an attack. A meta attack pattern is often void of a specific technology or implementation and is meant to provide an understanding of a high level approach. A meta level attack pattern is a generalization of related group of standard level attack patterns. Meta level attack patterns are particularly useful for architecture and design level threat modeling exercises.
The targeted application must create names for temporary files using a predictable procedure, e.g. using sequentially increasing numbers.
The attacker must be able to see the names of the files the target is creating.
Resources Required
None: No specialized resources are required to execute this type of attack.
Content History
Submissions
Submission Date
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2014-06-23
CAPEC Content Team
The MITRE Corporation
Modifications
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Modifier
Organization
2017-01-09
CAPEC Content Team
The MITRE Corporation
Updated Related_Attack_Patterns
2017-08-04
CAPEC Content Team
The MITRE Corporation
Updated Attack_Prerequisites, Resources_Required
2019-04-04
CAPEC Content Team
The MITRE Corporation
Updated Related_Attack_Patterns
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