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CWE CATEGORY: SEI CERT C Coding Standard - Guidelines 51. Microsoft Windows (WIN)

Category ID: 1172
+ Summary
Weaknesses in this category are related to the rules and recommendations in the Microsoft Windows (WIN) section of the SEI CERT C Coding Standard.
+ Membership
NatureTypeIDName
MemberOfViewView - 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).1154Weaknesses Addressed by the SEI CERT C Coding Standard
HasMemberVariantVariant - 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.590Free of Memory not on the Heap
HasMemberVariantVariant - 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.762Mismatched Memory Management Routines
+ References
[REF-617] The Software Engineering Institute. "SEI CERT C Coding Standard : Rule 51. Microsoft Windows (WIN)". <https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=87151925>.
[REF-995] The Software Engineering Institute. "SEI CERT C Coding Standard : Rec 51. Microsoft Windows (WIN)". <https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=87151933>.
+ Content History
+ Submissions
Submission DateSubmitterOrganization
2018-12-18CWE Content TeamMITRE
+ Modifications
Modification DateModifierOrganization
2020-02-24CWE Content TeamMITRE
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