CWE-703 — Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions
CWE-703: Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions
MITRE CWE weakness
| Kind | Weakness |
| Abstraction | Pillar |
| Status | Incomplete |
| Likelihood of exploit | — |
Description
The product does not properly anticipate or handle exceptional conditions that rarely occur during normal operation of the product.
Common consequences
- Confidentiality, Availability, Integrity: Read Application Data, DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart, Unexpected State
Mitigations
(none listed)
References
- CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/703.html
- CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html
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