Category: SEI CERT Perl Coding Standard - Guidelines 02. Declarations and Initialization (DCL)
Stable
Summary
Weaknesses in this category are related to the rules and recommendations in the Declarations and Initialization (DCL) section of the SEI CERT Perl Coding Standard.
Membership
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-456 | Missing Initialization of a Variable | The product does not initialize critical variables, which causes the execution environment to use unexpected values. |
| CWE-457 | Use of Uninitialized Variable | The code uses a variable that has not been initialized, leading to unpredictable or unintended results. |
| CWE-477 | Use of Obsolete Function | The code uses deprecated or obsolete functions, which suggests that the code has not been actively reviewed or maintained. |
| CWE-628 | Function Call with Incorrectly Specified Arguments | The product calls a function, procedure, or routine with arguments that are not correctly specified, leading to always-incorrect behavior and resultant weaknesses. |
| CWE-1178 | Weaknesses Addressed by the SEI CERT Perl Coding Standard | CWE 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 Perl Coding Standard. |
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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