COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATIONIncomplete

CWE-1100

Insufficient Isolation of System-Dependent Functions

The product or code does not isolate system-dependent functionality into separate standalone modules.

Abstraction

Base

Structure

Simple

Likelihood of Exploit

Medium

Understand the problem

What is the problem?

The product or code does not isolate system-dependent functionality into separate standalone modules.

Root cause

How and when does the problem arise?

Lifecycle phase

Implementation

Lifecycle phase

Porting

Risk

What does successful exploitation lead to?

Reduce Maintainability

Affected security scopes: Other

This issue makes it more difficult to maintain and/or port the product, which indirectly affects security by making it more difficult or time-consuming to find and/or fix vulnerabilities. It also might make it easier to introduce vulnerabilities.

Defence

How is it prevented and fixed?

  • Follow secure coding guidelines for input handling and boundary checking.
  • Enforce strict security reviews and automated static analysis (SAST) checks.