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CWE-797 - Only Filtering Special Elements at an Absolute Position

CWE-797

  • Abstraction:
  • Variant
  • Structure:
  • Simple
  • Status:
  • Incomplete
Weakness Name

Only Filtering Special Elements at an Absolute Position

Description

The product receives data from an upstream component, but only accounts for special elements at an absolute position (e.g. "byte number 10"), thereby missing remaining special elements that may exist before sending it to a downstream component.

Common Consequences

Scope: Integrity

Impact: Unexpected State

Related Weaknesses

CWE-795Only Filtering Special Elements at a Specified Location

  • Release Date:
  • 2009-12-28
  • Latest Modification Date:
  • 2023-06-29

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