Inconsistency Between Implementation and Documented Design
Incomplete Base
Structure: Simple
Description
The implementation of the product is not consistent with the design as described within the relevant documentation.
This issue makes it more difficult to maintain the product due to inconsistencies, which indirectly affects security by making it more difficult or time-consuming to find and/or fix vulnerabilities. It also might make it easier to introduce vulnerabilities.
References 1
Providing a Framework for Effective Software Quality Assessment
Robert A. Martin and Lawrence H. Shafer
07-1996
ID: REF-963
Applicable Platforms
Technologies:
Not Technology-Specific : UndeterminedICS/OT : Undetermined
Modes of Introduction
Implementation
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