CWE-797—Only Filtering Special Elements at an Absolute Position

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released 2009-12-28 · last modified 2025-12-11

Metadata

CWE ID:: CWE-797
Abstraction:: Variant
Structure:: Simple
Status:: Incomplete
Release Date:: 2009-12-28
Latest Modification Date:: 2025-12-11

Weakness Name

Only Filtering Special Elements at an Absolute Position

Description

The product receives data from an upstream component, but only accounts for special elements at an absolute position (e.g. "byte number 10"), thereby missing remaining special elements that may exist before sending it to a downstream component.

Common Consequences

Scope:: Integrity
Impact:: Unexpected State

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