CWE-228βImproper Handling of Syntactically Invalid Structure
PUBLISHEDweakness record
released 2006-07-19 Β· last modified 2025-12-11
Metadata
- CWE ID:
- CWE-228
- Abstraction:
- Class
- Structure:
- Simple
- Status:
- Incomplete
- Release Date:
- 2006-07-19
- Latest Modification Date:
- 2025-12-11
Weakness Name
Improper Handling of Syntactically Invalid Structure
Description
The product does not handle or incorrectly handles input that is not syntactically well-formed with respect to the associated specification.
Common Consequences
- Scope:
- Integrity, Availability
- Impact:
- Unexpected State, DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart, DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU)
- Notes:
- If an input is syntactically invalid, then processing the input could place the system in an unexpected state that could lead to a crash, consume available system resources or other unintended behaviors.