COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION

CWE-255

Common Weakness Enumeration Entry CWE-255

Weakness entry CWE-255 tracked in the MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration dictionary and identified in security advisories.

Abstraction

Base

Structure

Simple

Likelihood of Exploit

Medium

Understand the problem

What is the problem?

Weakness entry CWE-255 tracked in the MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration dictionary and identified in security advisories.

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.