CWE - CWE-849: The CERT Oracle Secure Coding Standard for Java (2011) Chapter 6

Category ID: 849

Summary

Weaknesses in this category are related to rules in the Object Orientation (OBJ) chapter of The CERT Oracle Secure Coding Standard for Java (2011).

Membership

Nature	Type	ID	Name
MemberOf	View - 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).	844	Weaknesses Addressed by The CERT Oracle Secure Coding Standard for Java (2011)
HasMember	Base - a weakness that is still mostly independent of a resource or technology, but with sufficient details to provide specific methods for detection and prevention. Base level weaknesses typically describe issues in terms of 2 or 3 of the following dimensions: behavior, property, technology, language, and resource.	374	Passing Mutable Objects to an Untrusted Method
HasMember	Base - a weakness that is still mostly independent of a resource or technology, but with sufficient details to provide specific methods for detection and prevention. Base level weaknesses typically describe issues in terms of 2 or 3 of the following dimensions: behavior, property, technology, language, and resource.	375	Returning a Mutable Object to an Untrusted Caller
HasMember	Variant - 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.	486	Comparison of Classes by Name
HasMember	Variant - 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.	491	Public cloneable() Method Without Final ('Object Hijack')
HasMember	Variant - 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.	492	Use of Inner Class Containing Sensitive Data
HasMember	Variant - 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.	493	Critical Public Variable Without Final Modifier
HasMember	Variant - 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.	498	Cloneable Class Containing Sensitive Information
HasMember	Variant - 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.	500	Public Static Field Not Marked Final
HasMember	Variant - 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.	582	Array Declared Public, Final, and Static
HasMember	Variant - 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.	766	Critical Data Element Declared Public

References

[REF-813] Fred Long, Dhruv Mohindra, Robert C. Seacord, Dean F. Sutherland and David Svoboda. "The CERT Oracle Coding Standard for Java". 1st Edition. Addison-Wesley Professional. 2011-09-18.

Content History

Submissions
Submission Date	Submitter	Organization
2011-05-24	CWE Content Team	MITRE
2011-05-24
Modifications
Modification Date	Modifier	Organization
2012-05-11	CWE Content Team	MITRE
2012-05-11	updated Relationships
2019-01-03	CWE Content Team	MITRE
2019-01-03	updated Description, Name, References
Previous Entry Names
Change Date	Previous Entry Name
2019-01-03	CERT Java Secure Coding Section 04 - Object Orientation (OBJ)

Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE CATEGORY: The CERT Oracle Secure Coding Standard for Java (2011) Chapter 6 - Object Orientation (OBJ)


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