CWE - CWE-883: CERT C++ Secure Coding Section 49

CERT C++ Secure Coding Section 49 - Miscellaneous (MSC)

Category ID: 883 (Category)

Status: Incomplete

Description

Description Summary

Weaknesses in this category are related to rules in the Miscellaneous (MSC) section of the CERT C++ Secure Coding Standard. Since not all rules map to specific weaknesses, this category may be incomplete.

Relationships

Nature	Type	ID	Name	View(s) this relationship pertains to
ParentOf	Weakness Base	14	Compiler Removal of Code to Clear Buffers	Weaknesses Addressed by the CERT C++ Secure Coding Standard (primary)868
ParentOf	Weakness Class	20	Improper Input Validation	Weaknesses Addressed by the CERT C++ Secure Coding Standard (primary)868
ParentOf	Weakness Class	116	Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output	Weaknesses Addressed by the CERT C++ Secure Coding Standard (primary)868
ParentOf	Weakness Variant	176	Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding	Weaknesses Addressed by the CERT C++ Secure Coding Standard (primary)868
ParentOf	Weakness Base	327	Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm	Weaknesses Addressed by the CERT C++ Secure Coding Standard (primary)868
ParentOf	Weakness Class	330	Use of Insufficiently Random Values	Weaknesses Addressed by the CERT C++ Secure Coding Standard (primary)868
ParentOf	Weakness Base	480	Use of Incorrect Operator	Weaknesses Addressed by the CERT C++ Secure Coding Standard868
ParentOf	Weakness Variant	482	Comparing instead of Assigning	Weaknesses Addressed by the CERT C++ Secure Coding Standard (primary)868
ParentOf	Weakness Variant	561	Dead Code	Weaknesses Addressed by the CERT C++ Secure Coding Standard (primary)868
ParentOf	Weakness Variant	563	Unused Variable	Weaknesses Addressed by the CERT C++ Secure Coding Standard (primary)868
ParentOf	Weakness Variant	570	Expression is Always False	Weaknesses Addressed by the CERT C++ Secure Coding Standard (primary)868
ParentOf	Weakness Variant	571	Expression is Always True	Weaknesses Addressed by the CERT C++ Secure Coding Standard (primary)868
ParentOf	Weakness Class	697	Insufficient Comparison	Weaknesses Addressed by the CERT C++ Secure Coding Standard (primary)868
ParentOf	Weakness Class	704	Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast	Weaknesses Addressed by the CERT C++ Secure Coding Standard868
MemberOf	View	868	Weaknesses Addressed by the CERT C++ Secure Coding Standard	Weaknesses Addressed by the CERT C++ Secure Coding Standard (primary)868

References

CERT. "49. Miscellaneous (MSC)". <https://www.securecoding.cert.org/confluence/display/cplusplus/49.+Miscellaneous+%28MSC%29>.

Content History

Submissions
Submission Date	Submitter	Organization	Source
2011-08-04			Internal CWE Team
2011-08-04

Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-883: CERT C++ Secure Coding Section 49 - Miscellaneous (MSC)


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