Category: SFP Secondary Cluster: Faulty String Expansion
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Summary
This category identifies Software Fault Patterns (SFPs) within the Faulty String Expansion cluster (SFP9).
Membership
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-785 | Use of Path Manipulation Function without Maximum-sized Buffer | The product invokes a function for normalizing paths or file names, but it provides an output buffer that is smaller than the maximum possible size, such as PATH_MAX. |
| CWE-888 | Software Fault Pattern (SFP) Clusters | CWE identifiers in this view are associated with clusters of Software Fault Patterns (SFPs). |
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.
Comment:
See member weaknesses of this category.