CWE-758
Reliance on Undefined, Unspecified, or Implementation-Defined Behavior
Description
The product uses an API function, data structure, or other entity in a way that relies on properties that are not always guaranteed to hold for that entity.
This can lead to resultant weaknesses when the required properties change, such as when the product is ported to a different platform or if an interaction error (CWE-435) occurs.
Parent Weaknesses (ChildOf)
Common Consequences
Scope
Impact
Reduce Maintainability, Unexpected State, Quality Degradation
CVE-2006-1902Change in C compiler behavior causes resultant buffer overflows in programs that depend on behaviors that were undefined in the C standard.
Applicable Platforms
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