引入方式
Implementation : This weakness is not unique to C and C++. While it is frequently associated with unions when parsing data with many different embedded object types in C, it can be present in any application that can interpret the same variable or memory location in multiple ways. For example, errors in PHP applications can be triggered by providing array parameters when scalars are expected, or vice versa. Languages such as Perl, which perform automatic conversion of a variable of one type when it is accessed as if it were another type, can also contain these issues.
适用平台
编程语言
名称: C (Undetermined)
名称: C++ (Undetermined)
名称: Python (Undetermined)
常见后果
| 影响范围 |
影响 |
可能性 |
| Other | Varies by Context
注意: When the product accesses the resource using an incompatible type, this could trigger logical errors because the resource does not have expected properties. | |
Availability Integrity Confidentiality | Read Memory, Modify Memory, Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands, DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
注意: If a memory buffer is accessed using an incompatible type, and the allocated buffer is smaller than the type that the code is attempting to access, then an attacker could read or write memory outside the bounds of the buffer, leading to a crash or possibly code execution. | |
观察示例
| 参考资料 |
描述 |
| Type confusion in PHP app allows authentication bypass when users have passwords whose MD5 hashes can be interpreted as numbers |
| Type confusion in CSS sequence leads to out-of-bounds read. |
| Size inconsistency allows code execution, first discovered when it was actively exploited in-the-wild. |
| Improperly-parsed file containing records of different types leads to code execution when a memory location is interpreted as a different object than intended. |
检测方法
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.)
有效性 : High
漏洞映射说明
依据 : 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.
备注 : 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.
备注
参考资料
REF-811
Attacking Interoperability
Mark Dowd, Ryan Smith, David Dewey.
http://hustlelabs.com/stuff/bh2009_dowd_smith_dewey.pdf REF-62
The Art of Software Security Assessment
Mark Dowd, John McDonald, Justin Schuh.
REF-1541
Secure Coding Guide for Python
OpenSSF.
https://best.openssf.org/Secure-Coding-Guide-for-Python/
提交记录
| 名称 |
组织 |
日期 |
发布日期 |
Version |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2011-05-15 +00:00 |
2011-06-01 +00:00 |
1.13 |
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2019-06-20 +00:00 |
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| CWE Content Team |
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| CWE Content Team |
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| CWE Content Team |
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| CWE Content Team |
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2023-10-26 +00:00 |
updated Demonstrative_Examples |
| CWE Content Team |
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2025-12-11 +00:00 |
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