CWE-176 - Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding

Home/CWEs/CWE info/

CWE-176

Abstraction:
Variant

Structure:
Simple

Status:
Draft

Weakness Name: Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding

Description: The product does not properly handle when an input contains Unicode encoding.

Common Consequences: Scope: Integrity
Impact: Unexpected State

Related Weaknesses: CWE-172Encoding Error

Release Date:
2006-07-19

Latest Modification Date:
2024-02-29

Latest Security News

HPE warns of critical RCE flaws in Aruba Networking access points

North Korean Hackers Target Crypto Firms with Hidden Risk Malware on macOS

A Hacker's Guide to Password Cracking

5 Most Common Malware Techniques in 2024

SteelFox and Rhadamanthys Malware Use Copyright Scams, Driver Exploits to Target Victims

China-Aligned MirrorFace Hackers Target EU Diplomats with World Expo 2025 Bait

Critical vulnerability in Cisco industrial wireless access points fixed (CVE-2024-20418)

Malicious PyPI Package ‘Fabrice’ Found Stealing AWS Keys from Thousands of Developers

Top Alert List

MediumDirectory Browsing

InformationalInformation Disclosure - Suspicious Comments

LowCookie without SameSite Attribute

MediumMissing Anti-clickjacking Header

LowCross-Domain JavaScript Source File Inclusion

LowInformation Disclosure - Debug Error Messages

Content Security Policy (CSP) Header Not Set

MediumCSP: Wildcard Directive

HighLog4Shell (CVE-2021-45046)

HighXML External Entity Attack

Latest CVE List

CVE-2024-5910 Palo Alto Expedition Missing Authentication Vulnerability

CVE-2024-43093 Android Framework Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE-2024-51567 CyberPanel Incorrect Default Permissions Vulnerability

CVE-2019-16278 Nostromo nhttpd Directory Traversal Vulnerability

CVE-2024-8957 PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras OS Command Injection Vulnerability

CVE-2024-8956 PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

CVE-2024-20481 Cisco ASA and FTD Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

CVE-2024-37383 RoundCube Webmail Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

CVE-2024-47575 Fortinet FortiManager Missing Authentication Vulnerability

CVE-2024-38094 Microsoft SharePoint Deserialization Vulnerability

Top CWE List

CWE-113 Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('HTTP Request/Response Splitting')

HighCWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-1426 Improper Validation of Generative AI Output

CWE-15 External Control of System or Configuration Setting

HighCWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

MediumCWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

CWE-328 Use of Weak Hash

CWE-350 Reliance on Reverse DNS Resolution for a Security-Critical Action

MediumCWE-353 Missing Support for Integrity Check

Free security scan for your website

Don't show website scan report rating on the leaderboard

CWE-176 - Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding

The product does not properly handle when an input contains Unicode encoding.