Improper Handling of Physical or Environmental Conditions
CWE-1384
The product does not properly handle unexpected physical or environmental conditions that occur naturally or are artificially induced.
We track 4 vulnerabilities of this type. 100% are rated high or critical, and the average CVSS score is 9.6.
How this weakness is prevented
- Requirements: In requirements, be specific about expectations for how the product will perform when it exceeds physical and environmental boundary conditions, e.g., by shutting down.
- Architecture and Design Implementation: Where possible, include independent components that can detect excess environmental conditions and have the capability to shut down the product.
- Architecture and Design Implementation: Where possible, use shielding or other materials that can increase the adversary's workload and reduce the likelihood of being able to successfully trigger a security-related failure.
Latest Improper Handling of Physical or Environmental Conditions vulnerabilities
- 10.0 Critical severity
Firefox: Improper Handling of Physical or Environmental Conditions
Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics: WebRender component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 148, Firefox ESR 115.33, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird 148, and Thunderbird 140.8.
- 9.8 Critical severity
Firefox: Improper Handling of Physical or Environmental Conditions
Incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics: ImageLib component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 148, Firefox ESR 115.33, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird 148, and Thunderbird 140.8.
- 9.8 Critical severity
Firefox: Improper Handling of Physical or Environmental Conditions
Incorrect boundary conditions in the WebRTC: Audio/Video component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 148, Firefox ESR 115.33, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird 148, and Thunderbird 140.8.
- 8.6 High severity
Zero: Improper Handling of Physical or Environmental Conditions
Mail-0's Zero is an open-source email solution. In version 0.8 it's possible for an attacker to craft an email that executes javascript leading to session hijacking due to improper sanitization. This issue has been patched in version 0.81.