이름: Improper Handling of Inconsistent Structural Elements

The product does not handle or incorrectly handles when two or more structural elements should be consistent, but are not.

일반 정보

취약점 도입 방식

Implementation

적용 가능한 플랫폼

언어

클래스: Not Language-Specific (Undetermined)

기술

클래스: Not Technology-Specific (Undetermined)

일반적인 결과

범위	영향	가능성
Integrity Other	Varies by Context, Unexpected State 참고: If multiple structural elements are inconsistent, then using these elements could place the system into an unexpected state that could lead to a crash, consume available resources, or other unintended behaviors.

관찰된 예시

참고 자료	설명
CVE-2014-0160	Chain: "Heartbleed" bug receives an inconsistent length parameter (CWE-130) enabling an out-of-bounds read (CWE-126), returning memory that could include private cryptographic keys and other sensitive data.
CVE-2009-2299	Web application firewall consumes excessive memory when an HTTP request contains a large Content-Length value but no POST data.

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.

제출

이름	조직	날짜	출시일	Version
PLOVER		2006-07-19 +00:00	2006-07-19 +00:00	Draft 3

수정 사항

이름	조직	날짜	댓글
Eric Dalci	Cigital	2008-07-01 +00:00	updated Time_of_Introduction
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2008-09-08 +00:00	updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2009-03-10 +00:00	updated Description, Name
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2011-06-01 +00:00	updated Common_Consequences
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2011-06-27 +00:00	updated Common_Consequences
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2012-05-11 +00:00	updated Relationships
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2013-07-17 +00:00	updated Type
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2014-07-30 +00:00	updated Relationships
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2017-11-08 +00:00	updated Applicable_Platforms, Type
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2020-02-24 +00:00	updated Relationships
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2023-01-31 +00:00	updated Description
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2023-04-27 +00:00	updated 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	2025-09-09 +00:00	updated Demonstrative_Examples
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2025-12-11 +00:00	updated Applicable_Platforms, Weakness_Ordinalities
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2026-10-28 +00:00	updated Common_Consequences, Demonstrative_Examples, Dimensions, Type

CWE-240 상세 정보

CWE-240