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CWE-1024 — Comparison of Incompatible Types

provenance: imported · CWE: CWE-1024

CWE-1024: Comparison of Incompatible Types

MITRE CWE weakness

Kind Weakness
Abstraction Base
Status Incomplete
Likelihood of exploit

Description

The product performs a comparison between two entities, but the entities are of different, incompatible types that cannot be guaranteed to provide correct results when they are directly compared.

Common consequences

  • Other: Varies by Context

Mitigations

(none listed)

References

  • CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1024.html
  • CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html