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ID

CWE CATEGORY: SEI CERT C Coding Standard - Guidelines 11. Signals (SIG)

Category ID: 1166
Vulnerability Mapping: PROHIBITED This CWE ID must not be used to map to real-world vulnerabilities
+ Summary
Weaknesses in this category are related to the rules and recommendations in the Signals (SIG) section of the SEI CERT C Coding Standard.
+ Membership
Nature Type ID Name
MemberOf ViewView - a subset of CWE entries that provides a way of examining CWE content. The two main view structures are Slices (flat lists) and Graphs (containing relationships between entries). 1154 Weaknesses Addressed by the SEI CERT C Coding Standard
HasMember VariantVariant - a weakness that is linked to a certain type of product, typically involving a specific language or technology. More specific than a Base weakness. Variant level weaknesses typically describe issues in terms of 3 to 5 of the following dimensions: behavior, property, technology, language, and resource. 479 Signal Handler Use of a Non-reentrant Function
HasMember ClassClass - a weakness that is described in a very abstract fashion, typically independent of any specific language or technology. More specific than a Pillar Weakness, but more general than a Base Weakness. Class level weaknesses typically describe issues in terms of 1 or 2 of the following dimensions: behavior, property, and resource. 662 Improper Synchronization
+ Vulnerability Mapping Notes

Usage: PROHIBITED

(this CWE ID must not be used to map to real-world vulnerabilities)

Reason: 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.

Comments:

See member weaknesses of this category.
+ References
[REF-609] The Software Engineering Institute. "SEI CERT C Coding Standard : Rule 11. Signals (SIG)". <https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=87152469>.
[REF-989] The Software Engineering Institute. "SEI CERT C Coding Standard : Rec 11. Signals (SIG)". <https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=87151975>.
+ Content History
+ Submissions
Submission Date Submitter Organization
2018-12-18
(CWE 3.2, 2019-01-03)
CWE Content Team MITRE
+ Modifications
Modification Date Modifier Organization
2023-04-27 CWE Content Team MITRE
updated Mapping_Notes
2023-06-29 CWE Content Team MITRE
updated Mapping_Notes
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