Modes d'introduction
Implementation
Plateformes applicables
Langue
Class: Not Language-Specific (Undetermined)
Conséquences courantes
| Portée |
Impact |
Probabilité |
| Other | Reduce Maintainability | |
Exemples observés
| Références |
Description |
| Library has multiple buffer overflows using sprintf() and strcpy() |
| FTP client uses inherently insecure gets() function and is setuid root on some systems, allowing buffer overflow |
Mesures d’atténuation potentielles
Phases : Build and Compilation // Implementation
Identify a list of prohibited API functions and prohibit developers from using these functions, providing safer alternatives. In some cases, automatic code analysis tools or the compiler can be instructed to spot use of prohibited functions, such as the "banned.h" include file from Microsoft's SDL. [REF-554] [REF-1009] [REF-7]
Méthodes de détection
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.)
Efficacité : High
Notes de cartographie des vulnérabilités
Justification : This CWE entry is a Class and might have Base-level children that would be more appropriate
Commentaire : Examine children of this entry to see if there is a better fit
Références
REF-554
Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) Banned Function Calls
Michael Howard.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/bb288454(v=msdn.10)?redirectedfrom=MSDN REF-1009
Microsoft's Free Security Tools - banned.h
Tim Rains.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2012/08/30/microsofts-free-security-tools-banned-h/ REF-7
Writing Secure Code
Michael Howard, David LeBlanc.
https://www.microsoftpressstore.com/store/writing-secure-code-9780735617223
Soumission
| Nom |
Organisation |
Date |
Date de publication |
Version |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2019-01-03 +00:00 |
2019-01-03 +00:00 |
3.2 |
Modifications
| Nom |
Organisation |
Date |
Commentaire |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2020-02-24 +00:00 |
updated References, Relationships |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2023-01-31 +00:00 |
updated Description |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2023-04-27 +00:00 |
updated References, Relationships, Time_of_Introduction |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2023-06-29 +00:00 |
updated Mapping_Notes |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2024-02-29 +00:00 |
updated Demonstrative_Examples, Observed_Examples |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2025-12-11 +00:00 |
updated Applicable_Platforms, Detection_Factors |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2026-04-30 +00:00 |
updated Potential_Mitigations, References |