Category: SEI CERT Oracle Secure Coding Standard for Java - Guidelines 17. Java Native Interface (JNI)

Stable
Summary

Weaknesses in this category are related to the rules and recommendations in the Java Native Interface (JNI) section of the SEI CERT Oracle Secure Coding Standard for Java.

Membership
IDNameDescription
CWE-111Direct Use of Unsafe JNIWhen a Java application uses the Java Native Interface (JNI) to call code written in another programming language, it can expose the application to weaknesses in that code, even if those weaknesses cannot occur in Java.
CWE-1133Weaknesses Addressed by the SEI CERT Oracle Coding Standard for JavaCWE entries in this view (graph) are fully or partially eliminated by following the guidance presented in the online wiki that reflects that current rules and recommendations of the SEI CERT Oracle Coding Standard for Java.
Vulnerability Mapping Notes
Usage: Prohibited
Reasons: Category
Rationale:
This entry is a Category. Using categories for mapping has been discouraged since 2019. Categories are informal organizational groupings of weaknesses that can help CWE users with data aggregation, navigation, and browsing. However, they are not weaknesses in themselves.
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