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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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