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CWE-240 — Improper Handling of Inconsistent Structural Elements

provenance: imported · CWE: CWE-240

CWE-240: Improper Handling of Inconsistent Structural Elements

MITRE CWE weakness

Kind Weakness
Abstraction Base
Status Draft
Likelihood of exploit

Description

The product does not handle or incorrectly handles when two or more structural elements should be consistent, but are not.

Common consequences

  • Integrity, Other: Varies by Context, Unexpected State

Mitigations

(none listed)

References

  • CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/240.html
  • CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html