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CWE-1106 — Insufficient Use of Symbolic Constants

provenance: imported · CWE: CWE-1106

CWE-1106: Insufficient Use of Symbolic Constants

MITRE CWE weakness

Kind Weakness
Abstraction Base
Status Incomplete
Likelihood of exploit

Description

The source code uses literal constants that may need to change or evolve over time, instead of using symbolic constants.

Common consequences

  • Other: Reduce Maintainability, Increase Analytical Complexity

Mitigations

(none listed)

References

  • CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1106.html
  • CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html