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CWE CATEGORY: CERT C++ Secure Coding Section 12 - Exceptions and Error Handling
(ERR)
Category ID: 880
Vulnerability Mapping: PROHIBITED
Summary
Weaknesses in this category are related to rules in the Exceptions and Error Handling (ERR) section of the CERT C++ Secure
Coding Standard. Since not all rules map to specific weaknesses, this category may be incomplete.
Membership
Nature Type ID Name
MemberOf 868 Weaknesses Addressed by the SEI CERT C++ Coding Standard (2016 Version)
HasMember 209 Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
HasMember 390 Detection of Error Condition Without Action
HasMember 391 Unchecked Error Condition
HasMember 460 Improper Cleanup on Thrown Exception
HasMember 497 Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere
HasMember 544 Missing Standardized Error Handling Mechanism
HasMember 703 Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions
HasMember 705 Incorrect Control Flow Scoping
HasMember 754 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
HasMember 755 Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
Vulnerability Mapping Notes
Usage: PROHIBITED (this CWE ID must not be used to map to real-world vulnerabilities)
Reason: Category
Rationale:
This entry is a Category. Using categories for mapping has been discouraged since 2019. Categories are informal
organizational groupings of weaknesses that can help CWE users with data aggregation, navigation, and browsing.
However, they are not weaknesses in themselves.
Comments:
See member weaknesses of this category.
References
[REF-861] CERT. "12. Exceptions and Error Handling (ERR)".
<https://www.securecoding.cert.org/confluence/display/cplusplus/12.+Exceptions+and+Error+Handling+%28ERR%29>.
Content History
Submissions
Submission Date Submitter Organization
2011-08-04 CWE Content Team MITRE
(CWE 2.1, 2011-09-13)
Modifications
