Weakness · Medium
CWE-480: Use of Incorrect Operator
What it is
The product accidentally uses the wrong operator, which changes the logic in security-relevant ways.
- Severity (our rating)
- Medium
- Likelihood of exploit
- Low
- Introduced during
- Implementation
- Exploited in the wild
- No CVE in CISA's catalog
In more detail
These types of errors are generally the result of a typo by the programmer.
What an attacker can do
- Alter Execution Logic (Other)
How to prevent it
MITRE lists no specific mitigation for this weakness. Treat it like its parent weaknesses below: validate input, keep the design simple and review the code where it could appear.
How to find it
- Automated Static Analysis. This weakness can be found easily using static analysis. However in some cases an operator might appear to be incorrect, but is actually correct and reflects unusual logic within the program.
- Manual Static Analysis. This weakness can be found easily using static analysis. However in some cases an operator might appear to be incorrect, but is actually correct and reflects unusual logic within the program.
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