CWE-617 Details

The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary.

Einführungsmodi

Implementation

Anwendbare Plattformen

Sprache

Class: Not Language-Specific (Undetermined)
Name: C (Sometimes)
Name: Java (Undetermined)
Name: Rust (Undetermined)

Technologien

Class: Not Technology-Specific (Undetermined)

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Beobachtete Beispiele

Mögliche Gegenmaßnahmen

Phases : Implementation
Make sensitive open/close operation non reachable by directly user-controlled data (e.g. open/close resources)
Phases : Implementation
Perform input validation on user data.

Erkennungsmethoden

Automated Static Analysis

Automated static analysis, commonly referred to as Static Application Security Testing (SAST), can find some instances of this weakness by analyzing source code (or binary/compiled code) without having to execute it. Typically, this is done by building a model of data flow and control flow, then searching for potentially-vulnerable patterns that connect "sources" (origins of input) with "sinks" (destinations where the data interacts with external components, a lower layer such as the OS, etc.)
Wirksamkeit : High

Hinweise zur Schwachstellen-Zuordnung

Begründung : This CWE entry is at the Base level of abstraction, which is a preferred level of abstraction for mapping to the root causes of vulnerabilities.
Kommentar : Carefully read both the name and description to ensure that this mapping is an appropriate fit. Do not try to 'force' a mapping to a lower-level Base/Variant simply to comply with this preferred level of abstraction.

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