CWE-1071—Empty Code Block

Weakness Name

Empty Code Block

Description

The source code contains a block that does not contain any code, i.e., the block is empty.

Empty code blocks can occur in the bodies of conditionals, function or method definitions, exception handlers, etc. While an empty code block might be intentional, it might also indicate incomplete implementation, accidental code deletion, unexpected macro expansion, etc. For some programming languages and constructs, an empty block might be allowed by the syntax, but the lack of any behavior within the block might violate a convention or API in such a way that it is an error.

Common Consequences

Scope:

Other

Impact:

Reduce Reliability

Related Weaknesses

• CWE-1164Irrelevant Code