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CWE-628 - Function Call with Incorrectly Specified Arguments

CWE-628

  • Abstraction:
  • Base
  • Structure:
  • Simple
  • Status:
  • Draft
Weakness Name

Function Call with Incorrectly Specified Arguments

Description

The product calls a function, procedure, or routine with arguments that are not correctly specified, leading to always-incorrect behavior and resultant weaknesses.

There are multiple ways in which this weakness can be introduced, including:

Common Consequences

Scope: Other, Access Control

Impact: Quality Degradation, Gain Privileges or Assume Identity

Notes: This weakness can cause unintended behavior and can lead to additional weaknesses such as allowing an attacker to gain unintended access to system resources.

Related Weaknesses

CWE-573Improper Following of Specification by Caller

  • Release Date:
  • 2007-05-07
  • Latest Modification Date:
  • 2023-06-29

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