CWE-147β€”Improper Neutralization of Input Terminators

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released 2006-07-19 Β· last modified 2025-12-11

Metadata

CWE ID:
CWE-147
Abstraction:
Variant
Structure:
Simple
Status:
Draft
Release Date:
2006-07-19
Latest Modification Date:
2025-12-11

Weakness Name

Improper Neutralization of Input Terminators

Description

The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could be interpreted as input terminators when they are sent to a downstream component.

For example, a "." in SMTP signifies the end of mail message data, whereas a null character can be used for the end of a string.

Common Consequences

Scope:
Integrity
Impact:
Unexpected State

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