CWE-1038 — Insecure Automated Optimizations
CWE-1038: Insecure Automated Optimizations
MITRE CWE weakness
| Kind | Weakness |
| Abstraction | Class |
| Status | Draft |
| Likelihood of exploit | Low |
Description
The product uses a mechanism that automatically optimizes code, e.g. to improve a characteristic such as performance, but the optimizations can have an unintended side effect that might violate an intended security assumption.
Common consequences
- Integrity: Alter Execution Logic
Mitigations
(none listed)
References
- CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1038.html
- CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html