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CWE-1119 - Excessive Use of Unconditional Branching

  • Abstraction:Base
  • Structure:Simple
  • Status:Incomplete
  • Release Date:2019-01-03
  • Latest Modification Date:2024-02-29

Weakness Name

Excessive Use of Unconditional Branching

Description

The code uses too many unconditional branches (such as "goto").

This issue makes it more difficult to understand and/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

Related Weaknesses

CWE-1120Excessive Code Complexity