Standard attack pattern
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CAPEC-603: Blockage
An adversary blocks the delivery of an important system resource causing the system to fail or stop working.
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High
Typical severity
Per MITRE
Medium
Likelihood of attack
Per MITRE
0
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Overview
CAPEC-603 (Blockage) 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.
What the attacker needs
Prerequisites
- This attack pattern requires knowledge of where important system resources are logically located as well as how they operate.
Consequences
What a successful CAPEC-603 attack can achieve.
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Affects: Availability
Blocking a resource from functional operation denies its availability to authorized users.