Category: State Issues
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Summary
Weaknesses in this category are related to improper management of system state.
Membership
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-1265 | Unintended Reentrant Invocation of Non-reentrant Code Via Nested Calls | During execution of non-reentrant code, the product performs a call that unintentionally produces a nested invocation of the non-reentrant code. |
| CWE-15 | External Control of System or Configuration Setting | One or more system settings or configuration elements can be externally controlled by a user. |
| CWE-372 | Incomplete Internal State Distinction | The product does not properly determine which state it is in, causing it to assume it is in state X when in fact it is in state Y, causing it to perform incorrect operations in a security-relevant manner. |
| CWE-374 | Passing Mutable Objects to an Untrusted Method | The product sends non-cloned mutable data as an argument to a method or function. |
| CWE-375 | Returning a Mutable Object to an Untrusted Caller | Sending non-cloned mutable data as a return value may result in that data being altered or deleted by the calling function. |
| CWE-699 | Software Development | This view organizes weaknesses around concepts that are frequently used or encountered in software development. This includes all aspects of the software development lifecycle including both architecture and implementation. Accordingly, this view can align closely with the perspectives of architects, developers, educators, and assessment vendors. It provides a variety of categories that are intended to simplify navigation, browsing, and mapping. |
Vulnerability Mapping Notes
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Reasons: Category
Rationale:
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