CWE-482—Comparing instead of Assigning

Weakness Name

Comparing instead of Assigning

Description

The code uses an operator for comparison when the intention was to perform an assignment.

In many languages, the compare statement is very close in appearance to the assignment statement; they are often confused.

Common Consequences

Scope:

Availability, Integrity

Impact:

Unexpected State

Notes:

The assignment will not take place, which should cause obvious program execution problems.

Related Weaknesses

• CWE-480Use of Incorrect OperatorLow