1322
Nature Type ID Name Page
MemberOf 1412 Comprehensive Categorization: Poor Coding Practices 1400 2538
Taxonomy Mappings
Mapped Taxonomy Name Node ID Fit Mapped Node Name
The CERT Oracle Secure
Coding Standard for Java
(2011)
MET12-J Do not use finalizers
Software Fault Patterns SFP3 Use of an improper API
CWE-587: Assignment of a Fixed Address to a Pointer
Weakness ID : 587
Structure : Simple
Abstraction : Variant
Description
The product sets a pointer to a specific address other than NULL or 0.
Extended Description
Using a fixed address is not portable, because that address will probably not be valid in all
environments or platforms.
Relationships
The table(s) below shows the weaknesses and high level categories that are related to this
weakness. These relationships are defined as ChildOf, ParentOf, MemberOr and give insight to
similar items that may exist at higher and lower levels of abstraction. In addition, relationships such
as PeerOf and CanAlsoBe are defined to show similar weaknesses that may want to be explored.
Relevant to the view "Research Concepts" (CWE-1000)
Nature Type ID Name Page
ChildOf 344 Use of Invariant Value in Dynamically Changing Context 849
ChildOf 758 Reliance on Undefined, Unspecified, or Implementation-
Defined Behavior