Standard attack pattern
Draft
CAPEC-572: Artificially Inflate File Sizes
An adversary modifies file contents by adding data to files for several reasons. Many different attacks could “follow” this pattern resulting in numerous outcomes. Adding data to a file could also result in a Denial of Service condition for devices with limited storage capacity.
Medium
Typical severity
Per MITRE
High
Likelihood of attack
Per MITRE
0
Related weaknesses
CWEs this targets
Standard
Abstraction
MITRE classification
Overview
CAPEC-572 (Artificially Inflate File Sizes) is a standard-level attack pattern catalogued by MITRE in the Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC). It describes a recurring method attackers use to exploit software weaknesses.