CWE-1118 — Insufficient Documentation of Error Handling Techniques
CWE-1118: Insufficient Documentation of Error Handling Techniques
MITRE CWE weakness
| Kind | Weakness |
| Abstraction | Base |
| Status | Incomplete |
| Likelihood of exploit | — |
Description
The documentation does not sufficiently describe the techniques that are used for error handling, exception processing, or similar mechanisms.
Documentation may need to cover error handling techniques at multiple layers, such as module, executable, compilable code unit, or callable.
Common consequences
- Other: Reduce Maintainability
Mitigations
(none listed)
References
- CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1118.html
- CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html
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