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Improper Following of Specification by Caller

ID: 573Date: (C)2012-05-14   (M)2022-10-10
Type: weaknessStatus: DRAFT
Abstraction Type: Class





Description

The software does not follow or incorrectly follows the specifications as required by the implementation language, environment, framework, protocol, or platform.

Extended Description

When leveraging external functionality, such as an API, it is important that the caller does so in accordance with the requirements of the external functionality or else unintended behaviors may result, possibly leaving the system vulnerable to any number of exploits.

Applicable Platforms
None

Time Of Introduction

  • Implementation

Common Consequences

ScopeTechnical ImpactNotes
Other
 
Quality degradation
Varies by context
 
 

Detection Methods
None

Potential Mitigations
None

Relationships

Related CWETypeViewChain
CWE-573 ChildOf CWE-887 Category CWE-888  

Demonstrative Examples
None

White Box Definitions
None

Black Box Definitions
None

Taxynomy Mappings

TaxynomyIdNameFit
CERT Java Secure Coding MET10-J
 
Follow the general contract when implementing the compareTo() method
 
 

References:
None

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CVE-2019-14829

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