CWE-1074Class with Excessively Deep Inheritance

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released 2019-01-03 · last modified 2025-12-11

Metadata

CWE ID:
CWE-1074
摘要:
Base
结构:
Simple
状态:
Incomplete
发布日期:
2019-01-03
更新日期:
2025-12-11

名称

Class with Excessively Deep Inheritance

描述

A class has an inheritance level that is too high, i.e., it has a large number of parent classes.

While the interpretation of "large number of parent classes" may vary for each product or developer, CISQ recommends a default maximum of 7 parent classes.

常见后果

范围:
Other
影响:
Reduce Maintainability, Increase Analytical Complexity
注释:
This issue makes it more difficult to understand and maintain 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.

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