CWE-544 - Missing Standardized Error Handling Mechanism
CWE-544
- Abstraction:
- Base
- Structure:
- Simple
- Status:
- Draft
- Weakness Name
Missing Standardized Error Handling Mechanism
- Description
The product does not use a standardized method for handling errors throughout the code, which might introduce inconsistent error handling and resultant weaknesses.
If the product handles error messages individually, on a one-by-one basis, this is likely to result in inconsistent error handling. The causes of errors may be lost. Also, detailed information about the causes of an error may be unintentionally returned to the user.
- Common Consequences
Scope: Integrity, Other
Impact: Quality Degradation, Unexpected State, Varies by Context
- Related Weaknesses
- Release Date:
- 2006-07-19
- Latest Modification Date:
- 2023-06-29
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