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Capec-621 Detail
Analysis of Packet Timing and Sizes
Detailed Software Physical Security Hardware Typical Severity: Low
Parents: 189
Threats: T60 T291
An attacker may intercept and log encrypted transmissions for the purpose of analyzing metadata such as packet timing and sizes. Although the actual data may be encrypted, this metadata may reveal valuable information to an attacker. Note that this attack is applicable to VOIP data as well as application data, especially for interactive apps that require precise timing and low-latency (e.g. thin-clients).
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| External ID | Source | Link | Description |
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| CAPEC-621 | capec | https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/621.html | |
| CWE-201 | cwe | http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/201.html |
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- Use of untrusted communication paths enables an attacker to intercept and log communications, including metadata such as packet timing and sizes.
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| High |
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| These attacks generally require sophisticated machine learning techniques and require traffic capture as a prerequisite. |
| Confidentiality |
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| Read Data (Derive sensitive information about encrypted data.) |
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