CWE-589 - Call to Non-ubiquitous API
CWE-589
- Abstraction:
- Variant
- Structure:
- Simple
- Status:
- Incomplete
- Weakness Name
Call to Non-ubiquitous API
- Description
The product uses an API function that does not exist on all versions of the target platform. This could cause portability problems or inconsistencies that allow denial of service or other consequences.
Some functions that offer security features supported by the OS are not available on all versions of the OS in common use. Likewise, functions are often deprecated or made obsolete for security reasons and should not be used.
- Common Consequences
Scope: Other
Impact: Quality Degradation
- Related Weaknesses
- Release Date:
- 2006-12-15
- Latest Modification Date:
- 2023-06-29
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