CWE-516: DEPRECATED: Covert Timing Channel

This weakness can be found at CWE-385.

Recorded CVEs

With this primary weakness

KEVs

In the CISA KEV catalog

Not rated

Likelihood of exploit

Per MITRE

Base

Abstraction

MITRE classification

Overview

CWE-516 (DEPRECATED: Covert Timing Channel) is a base-level software weakness catalogued by MITRE in the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE). It describes a recurring type of mistake that can lead to exploitable security vulnerabilities.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about CWE-516.

What is CWE-516?

This weakness can be found at CWE-385.

References

MITRE CWE definition (CWE-516) (opens in a new tab)
CWE-516 vulnerabilities on NVD (opens in a new tab)

Weakness data is sourced from the MITRE CWE catalog (v4.20). CVE associations are aggregated and kept current by RadicalNotion.AI.

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