ATT&CK technique · T1574
Hijack Execution Flow
ExecutionStealth· seen in 16 CISA KEV exploits
Full description, procedures and detections on attack.mitre.org
Who uses it
ATT&CK groups and malware with this technique. Highlighted: in SecurityTabs news this month.
Weaknesses that lead here
Classes of exploited vulnerability that CTID maps to this technique.
- CWE-1197 KEV CVEsImproper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCode reads or writes past the end of a buffer, the root of most classic memory-corruption exploits.
- CWE-1207 KEV CVEsBuffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')Input is copied into a fixed-size buffer without checking its length, overwriting whatever follows.
- CWE-1217 KEV CVEsStack-based Buffer OverflowAn overflow on the stack can overwrite the return address and redirect the program to attacker code.
- CWE-1227 KEV CVEsHeap-based Buffer OverflowAn overflow on the heap corrupts neighbouring objects, often turned into code execution.
- CWE-1252 KEV CVEsOut-of-bounds ReadCode reads beyond a buffer, leaking secrets such as keys or memory addresses that defeat other defences.
- CWE-7872 KEV CVEsOut-of-bounds WriteData is written outside the memory it belongs to; the most common root cause of exploited memory bugs.
- CWE-13361 KEV CVEImproper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template EngineInput is rendered as a template, so template syntax in it runs on the server.
- CWE-1901 KEV CVEInteger Overflow or WraparoundA number grows past its maximum and wraps around, so a size check passes when it shouldn't.
Controls that mitigate it (18)
NIST SP 800-53 rev5, grouped by family (CTID mapping).
AC · Access Control
CA · Security Assessment and Authorization
CM · Configuration Management
IA · Identification and Authentication
RA · Risk Assessment
Weaknesses from each CVE's CVE Record (CWE, © MITRE). Techniques: MITRE ATT&CK®. Technique ↔ control and CVE ↔ technique links: Center for Threat-Informed Defense Mappings Explorer (NIST SP 800-53 rev5; CISA KEV). Plain-language explainers are SecurityTabs editorial.