CWE-1329

Reliance on Component That is Not Updateable

High

Description

The product contains a component that cannot be updated or patched in order to remove vulnerabilities or significant bugs.

Potential Impact

How to Fix

Requirements

Specify requirements that each component should be updateable, including ROM, firmware, etc.

Architecture and Design

Design the product to allow for updating of its components. Include the external infrastructure that might be necessary to support updates, such as distribution servers.

Architecture and Design

With hardware, support patches that can be programmed in-field or during manufacturing through hardware fuses. This feature can be used for limited patching of devices after shipping, or for the next batch of silicon devices manufactured, without changing the full device ROM.

Implementation

Implement the necessary functionality to allow each component to be updated.

Detection Methods

Related Weaknesses

References

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