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CWE-1093 - Excessively Complex Data Representation

CWE-1093

  • Abstraction:
  • Class
  • Structure:
  • Simple
  • Status:
  • Incomplete
Weakness Name

Excessively Complex Data Representation

Description

The product uses an unnecessarily complex internal representation for its data structures or interrelationships between those structures.

This issue makes it more difficult to understand or maintain the product, which indirectly affects security by making it more difficult or time-consuming to find and/or fix vulnerabilities. It also might make it easier to introduce vulnerabilities.

Common Consequences

Scope: Other

Impact: Reduce Maintainability

Scope: Other

Impact: Reduce Performance

Related Weaknesses
  • Release Date:
  • 2019-01-03
  • Latest Modification Date:
  • 2023-06-29

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