CWE - CWE-748: CERT C Secure Coding Section 50

Category ID: 748

Status: Incomplete

Description

Description Summary

Weaknesses in this category are related to rules in the POSIX 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	59	Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')	Weaknesses Addressed by the CERT C Secure Coding Standard734
ParentOf	Weakness Base	170	Improper Null Termination	Weaknesses Addressed by the CERT C Secure Coding Standard734
ParentOf	Weakness Base	242	Use of Inherently Dangerous Function	Weaknesses Addressed by the CERT C Secure Coding Standard (primary)734
ParentOf	Weakness Base	272	Least Privilege Violation	Weaknesses Addressed by the CERT C Secure Coding Standard (primary)734
ParentOf	Weakness Base	273	Improper Check for Dropped Privileges	Weaknesses Addressed by the CERT C Secure Coding Standard (primary)734
ParentOf	Weakness Base	363	Race Condition Enabling Link Following	Weaknesses Addressed by the CERT C Secure Coding Standard (primary)734
ParentOf	Weakness Base	365	Race Condition in Switch	Weaknesses Addressed by the CERT C Secure Coding Standard (primary)734
ParentOf	Weakness Base	366	Race Condition within a Thread	Weaknesses Addressed by the CERT C Secure Coding Standard (primary)734
ParentOf	Weakness Base	562	Return of Stack Variable Address	Weaknesses Addressed by the CERT C Secure Coding Standard (primary)734
ParentOf	Weakness Base	667	Improper Locking	Weaknesses Addressed by the CERT C Secure Coding Standard (primary)734
ParentOf	Weakness Variant	686	Function Call With Incorrect Argument Type	Weaknesses Addressed by the CERT C Secure Coding Standard734
ParentOf	Weakness Class	696	Incorrect Behavior Order	Weaknesses Addressed by the CERT C Secure Coding Standard (primary)734
MemberOf	View	734	Weaknesses Addressed by the CERT C Secure Coding Standard	Weaknesses Addressed by the CERT C Secure Coding Standard (primary)734

References

CERT. "50. POSIX (POS)". <https://www.securecoding.cert.org/confluence/display/seccode/50.+POSIX+%28POS%29>.

Content History

Submissions
Submission Date	Submitter	Organization	Source
2008-11-24			Internal CWE Team
2008-11-24

Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE CATEGORY: CERT C Secure Coding Section 50 - POSIX (POS)


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