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ID

CWE VIEW: Named Chains

View ID: 709
Vulnerability Mapping: PROHIBITED This CWE ID must not be used to map to real-world vulnerabilities
Type: Implicit
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+ Objective
This view displays Named Chains and their components.
+ Filter
/Weakness_Catalog/Weaknesses/Weakness[@Structure='Chain']
+ Membership
Nature Type ID Name
HasMember ChainChain - a Compound Element that is a sequence of two or more separate weaknesses that can be closely linked together within software. One weakness, X, can directly create the conditions that are necessary to cause another weakness, Y, to enter a vulnerable condition. When this happens, CWE refers to X as "primary" to Y, and Y is "resultant" from X. Chains can involve more than two weaknesses, and in some cases, they might have a tree-like structure. 680 Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow
HasMember ChainChain - a Compound Element that is a sequence of two or more separate weaknesses that can be closely linked together within software. One weakness, X, can directly create the conditions that are necessary to cause another weakness, Y, to enter a vulnerable condition. When this happens, CWE refers to X as "primary" to Y, and Y is "resultant" from X. Chains can involve more than two weaknesses, and in some cases, they might have a tree-like structure. 690 Unchecked Return Value to NULL Pointer Dereference
HasMember ChainChain - a Compound Element that is a sequence of two or more separate weaknesses that can be closely linked together within software. One weakness, X, can directly create the conditions that are necessary to cause another weakness, Y, to enter a vulnerable condition. When this happens, CWE refers to X as "primary" to Y, and Y is "resultant" from X. Chains can involve more than two weaknesses, and in some cases, they might have a tree-like structure. 692 Incomplete Denylist to Cross-Site Scripting
+ Vulnerability Mapping Notes

Usage: PROHIBITED

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

Reason: View

Rationale:

This entry is a View. Views are not weaknesses and therefore inappropriate to describe the root causes of vulnerabilities.

Comments:

Use this View or other Views to search and navigate for the appropriate weakness.
+ View Metrics
CWEs in this view Total CWEs
Weaknesses 3 out of 940
Categories 0 out of 374
Views 0 out of 51
Total 3 out of 1365
+ Content History
+ Submissions
Submission Date Submitter Organization
2008-09-09
(CWE 1.0, 2008-09-09)
CWE Content Team MITRE
+ Modifications
Modification Date Modifier Organization
2017-11-08 CWE Content Team MITRE
updated Description, View_Structure
2023-06-29 CWE Content Team MITRE
updated Mapping_Notes
Page Last Updated: November 19, 2024