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CWE-559: Often Misused: Arguments and Parameters

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Often Misused: Arguments and Parameters
Status: Draft
Category ID: 559 (Category)
Description
Summary

Weaknesses in this category are related to improper use of arguments or parameters within function calls.

Other Notes

This category is closely related to CWE-628, Incorrectly Specified Arguments, and might be the same. However, CWE-628 is a base weakness, not a category.

Relationships
NatureTypeIDNameView(s) this relationship pertains toView(s)
ChildOfWeakness ClassWeakness ClassWeakness Class227Failure to Fulfill API Contract (aka 'API Abuse')
Development Concepts (primary)699
ParentOfWeakness VariantWeakness VariantWeakness Variant560Use of umask() with chmod-style Argument
Development Concepts (primary)699
ParentOfWeakness BaseWeakness BaseWeakness Base628Function Call with Incorrectly Specified Arguments
Development Concepts (primary)699
Content History
Modifications
CWE Content Team. MITRE. 2008-09-08. (Internal)
updated Relationships, Other_Notes
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