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CWE WEAKNESSES  /  CWE-703

CWE-703

Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Pillar

What it is

The product does not properly anticipate or handle exceptional conditions that rarely occur during normal operation of the product.

Impact

Confidentiality, Availability, IntegrityRead Application Data, DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart, Unexpected State

Real-world CVE examples

  • CVE-2022-22224 — Chain: an operating system does not properly process malformed Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Type/Length/Value Identifiers (TLV) (CWE-703), which can cause th
Test & detect

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Source: MITRE CWE. View on cwe.mitre.org →

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