CWE-481
Assigning instead of Comparing
Description
The code uses an operator for assignment when the intention was to perform a comparison.
In many languages the compare statement is very close in appearance to the assignment statement and are often confused. This bug is generally the result of a typo and usually causes obvious problems with program execution. If the comparison is in an if statement, the if statement will usually evaluate the value of the right-hand side of the predicate.
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Common Consequences
Scope
Impact
Alter Execution Logic
Potential Mitigations
Place constants on the left. If one attempts to assign a constant with a variable, the compiler will produce an error.
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