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ID

CWE Grouping: DEPRECATED: Weaknesses that Affect Memory

Grouping ID: 633
Vulnerability Mapping: PROHIBITED This CWE ID must not be used to map to real-world vulnerabilities
+ Summary
This category has been deprecated. It was not actively maintained, and it was not useful to stakeholders. It was originally created before CWE 1.0 as part of view CWE-631, which was a simple example of how views could be structured within CWE.
+ Vulnerability Mapping Notes
Usage PROHIBITED
(this CWE ID must not be used to map to real-world vulnerabilities)
Reasons Grouping, Deprecated

Rationale

This CWE has been deprecated. It is also 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 the summary, which might have suggestions for other CWEs to consider.
+ Content History
+ Submissions
Submission Date Submitter Organization
2007-10-01
(CWE Draft 7, 2007-10-01) 		CWE Content Team MITRE
+ Modifications
Modification Date Modifier Organization
2026-10-28
(CWE 5.0, 2026-10-28) 		CWE Content Team MITRE
updated Mapping_Notes
2023-06-29
(CWE 4.12, 2023-06-29) 		CWE Content Team MITRE
updated Mapping_Notes
2017-11-08
(CWE 3.0, 2017-11-08) 		CWE Content Team MITRE
updated Description, Name, Relationships, Type
2009-07-27
(CWE 1.5, 2009-07-27) 		CWE Content Team MITRE
updated Relationships
2009-05-27
(CWE 1.4, 2009-05-27) 		CWE Content Team MITRE
updated Relationships
2008-09-08
(CWE 1.0, 2008-09-09) 		CWE Content Team MITRE
updated Relationships
+ Previous Entry Names
Change Date Previous Entry Name
2017-11-08 Weaknesses that Affect Memory
Page Last Updated: Oct 28, 2026
 

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