이름: Inaccurate Source Code Comments

The source code contains comments that do not accurately describe or explain aspects of the portion of the code with which the comment is associated.

일반 정보

취약점 도입 방식

Implementation

적용 가능한 플랫폼

언어

클래스: Not Language-Specific (Undetermined)

일반적인 결과

범위	영향	가능성
Other	Reduce Maintainability 참고: This issue makes it more difficult to maintain the product, which indirectly affects security by making it more difficult or time-consuming to find and/or fix vulnerabilities. It also might make it easier to introduce vulnerabilities.
Other	Increase Analytical Complexity 참고: When a comment does not accurately reflect the associated code elements, this can introduce confusion to a reviewer (due to inconsistencies) or make it more difficult and less efficient to validate that the code is implementing the intended behavior correctly.

잠재적 완화 방법

Phases : Implementation
Verify that each comment accurately reflects what is intended to happen during execution of the code.

탐지 방법

Manual Static Analysis

Compare the comments to the actual code itself to ensure the comment is consistent with the code. If an inconsistency exists, consult available documentation for developers of the product (design, libraries, APIs, etc.) Note that documentation might be stored in different places than the code repository.
효과성 : Moderate

취약점 매핑 메모

근거 : 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.
댓글 : 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.

참고 자료

REF-963

Providing a Framework for Effective Software Quality Assessment
Robert A. Martin, Lawrence H. Shafer.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285403022_PROVIDING_A_FRAMEWORK_FOR_EFFECTIVE_SOFTWARE_QUALITY_MEASUREMENT_MAKING_A_SCIENCE_OF_RISK_ASSESSMENT

제출

이름	조직	날짜	출시일	Version
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2018-07-02 +00:00	2019-01-03 +00:00	3.2

수정 사항

이름	조직	날짜	댓글
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2020-02-24 +00:00	updated Relationships
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2022-10-13 +00:00	updated Applicable_Platforms, Demonstrative_Examples, Potential_Mitigations
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2023-01-31 +00:00	updated Description
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2023-04-27 +00:00	updated Relationships
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2023-06-29 +00:00	updated Mapping_Notes
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2025-12-11 +00:00	updated Common_Consequences, Description, Name, Time_of_Introduction
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2026-10-28 +00:00	updated Demonstrative_Examples, Detection_Factors

CWE-1116 상세 정보

CWE-1116