Parent Class with References to Child Class

Incomplete Base
Structure: Simple
Description

The code has a parent class that contains references to a child class, its methods, or its members.

Extended Description

This issue can prevent the product from running reliably. If the relevant code is reachable by an attacker, then this reliability problem might introduce a vulnerability.

Common Consequences 1
Scope: Other

Impact: Reduce Reliability

References 1
Automated Source Code Reliability Measure (ASCRM)
Object Management Group (OMG)
01-2016
ID: REF-961
Related Weaknesses
Taxonomy Mapping
  • OMG ASCRM