CWE-589—Call to Non-ubiquitous API

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released 2006-12-15 · last modified 2025-12-11

Metadata

CWE ID：
CWE-589
摘要：
Variant
结构：
Simple
状态：
Incomplete
发布日期：
2006-12-15
更新日期：
2025-12-11

名称

Call to Non-ubiquitous API

描述

The product uses an API function that does not exist on all versions of the target platform. This could cause portability problems or inconsistencies that allow denial of service or other consequences.

Some functions that offer security features supported by the OS are not available on all versions of the OS in common use. Likewise, functions are often deprecated or made obsolete for security reasons and should not be used.

常见后果

范围：
Other
影响：
Quality Degradation

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