CWE-431: Missing Handler

MITRE CWE weakness

Description

A handler is not available or implemented.

When an exception is thrown and not caught, the process has given up an opportunity to decide if a given failure or event is worth a change in execution.

Common consequences

• Other: Varies by Context

Mitigations

Implementation — Handle all possible situations (e.g. error condition).

Implementation — If an operation can throw an Exception, implement a handler for that specific exception.

References

• CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/431.html
• CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html