CWE-228 - Improper Handling of Syntactically Invalid Structure
CWE-228
- Abstraction:
- Class
- Structure:
- Simple
- Status:
- Incomplete
- Weakness Name
Improper Handling of Syntactically Invalid Structure
- Description
The product does not handle or incorrectly handles input that is not syntactically well-formed with respect to the associated specification.
- Common Consequences
Scope: Integrity, Availability
Impact: Unexpected State, DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart, DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU)
Notes: If an input is syntactically invalid, then processing the input could place the system in an unexpected state that could lead to a crash, consume available system resources or other unintended behaviors.
- Related Weaknesses
- Release Date:
- 2006-07-19
- Latest Modification Date:
- 2024-02-29
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