CWE-1063—Creation of Class Instance within a Static Code Block

Weakness Name

Creation of Class Instance within a Static Code Block

Description

A static code block creates an instance of a class.

This pattern identifies situations where a storable data element or member data element is initialized with a value in a block of code which is declared as static.

Common Consequences

Scope:

Other

Impact:

Reduce Performance

Notes:

This issue can make the product perform more slowly by performing initialization before it is needed. If the relevant code is reachable by an attacker, then this performance problem might introduce a vulnerability.

Related Weaknesses

• CWE-1176Inefficient CPU Computation