Modos de Introdução
Implementation
Plataformas Aplicáveis
Linguagem
Classe: Not Language-Specific (Undetermined)
Consequências Comuns
| Escopo |
Impacto |
Probabilidade |
| Other | Increase Analytical Complexity
Nota: A human auditor might indirectly trust that
whitespace (especially indentation) reflects the actual
control flow of the code, which could make it more
difficult to find vulnerabilities. | |
| Other | Reduce Maintainability
Nota: This issue makes it more difficult to understand
and maintain the product, which indirectly affects
security by making it more difficult or time-consuming
to find and/or fix vulnerabilities. | |
Exemplos Observados
| Referências |
Descrição |
| Chain: incorrect "goto" in Apple SSL product bypasses certificate validation, allowing Adversary-in-the-Middle (AITM) attack (Apple "goto fail" bug). CWE-705 (Incorrect Control Flow Scoping) -> CWE-561 (Dead Code) -> CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation) -> CWE-393 (Return of Wrong Status Code) -> CWE-300 (Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint). The code's whitespace indentation did not reflect the actual control flow (CWE-1114) and did not explicitly delimit the block (CWE-483), which could have made it more difficult for human code auditors to detect the vulnerability. |
Métodos de Detecção
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.)
Eficácia : High
Notas de Mapeamento de Vulnerabilidade
Justificativa : This entry is primarily a quality issue with no direct security implications.
Comentário : Look for weaknesses that are focused specifically on insecure behaviors that have more direct security implications.
Referências
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
Submissão
| Nome |
Organização |
Data |
Data de lançamento |
Version |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2018-07-02 +00:00 |
2019-01-03 +00:00 |
3.2 |
Modificações
| Nome |
Organização |
Data |
Comentário |
| 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 |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2023-06-29 +00:00 |
updated Mapping_Notes |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2024-02-29 +00:00 |
updated Mapping_Notes |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2025-12-11 +00:00 |
updated Applicable_Platforms, Common_Consequences, Description, Observed_Examples, Time_of_Introduction |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2026-10-28 +00:00 |
updated Detection_Factors |