CWE WEAKNESSES / CWE-704
CWE-704
Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast
Class
What it is
The product does not correctly convert an object, resource, or structure from one type to a different type.
Impact
| Other | Other |
Real-world CVE examples
- CVE-2021-43537 — Chain: in a web browser, an unsigned 64-bit integer is forcibly cast to a 32-bit integer (CWE-681) and potentially leading to an integer overflow (CWE-190). If
- CVE-2022-3979 — Chain: data visualization program written in PHP uses the "!=" operator instead of the type-strict "!==" operator (CWE-480) when validating hash values, potenti
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