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CWE CATEGORY: CERT C++ Secure Coding Section 01 - Preprocessor (PRE)

Category ID: 869
Vulnerability Mapping: PROHIBITEDThis CWE ID must not be used to map to real-world vulnerabilities
+ Summary
Weaknesses in this category are related to rules in the Preprocessor (PRE) section of the CERT C++ Secure Coding Standard. Since not all rules map to specific weaknesses, this category may be incomplete.
+ 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).868Weaknesses Addressed by the SEI CERT C++ Coding Standard (2016 Version)
+ Vulnerability Mapping Notes

Usage: PROHIBITED

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

Reason: Category

Rationale:

This entry is 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 member weaknesses of this category.
+ References
[REF-848] The Software Engineering Institute. "01. Preprocessor (PRE)". <https://www.securecoding.cert.org/confluence/display/cplusplus/01.+Preprocessor+%28PRE%29>.
+ Content History
+ Submissions
Submission DateSubmitterOrganization
2011-08-04
(CWE 2.1, 2011-09-13)
CWE Content TeamMITRE
+ Modifications
Modification DateModifierOrganization
2019-01-03CWE Content TeamMITRE
updated References
2023-04-27CWE Content TeamMITRE
updated Mapping_Notes
2023-06-29CWE Content TeamMITRE
updated Mapping_Notes
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