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, Integrity | Read 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 →