956
Nature Type ID Name Page
ChildOf 754 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions 1568
Relevant to the view "Software Development" (CWE-699)
Nature Type ID Name Page
MemberOf 389 Error Conditions, Return Values, Status Codes 2322
Applicable Platforms
Language : Not Language-Specific (Prevalence = Undetermined)
Common Consequences
Scope Impact Likelihood
Integrity
Other
Unexpected State
Alter Execution Logic
Observed Examples
Reference Description
CVE-2004-1395 Certain packets (zero byte and other lengths) cause a recvfrom call to produce
an unexpected return code that causes a server's listening loop to exit.
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1395
CVE-2002-2124 Unchecked return code from recv() leads to infinite loop.
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-2124
CVE-2005-2553 Kernel function does not properly handle when a null is returned by a function
call, causing it to call another function that it shouldn't.
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2553
CVE-2005-1858 Memory not properly cleared when read() function call returns fewer bytes than
expected.
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1858
CVE-2000-0536 Bypass access restrictions when connecting from IP whose DNS reverse
lookup does not return a hostname.
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0536
CVE-2001-0910 Bypass access restrictions when connecting from IP whose DNS reverse
lookup does not return a hostname.
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0910
CVE-2004-2371 Game server doesn't check return values for functions that handle text strings
and associated size values.
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-2371
CVE-2005-1267 Resultant infinite loop when function call returns -1 value.
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1267
MemberOf Relationships
This MemberOf relationships table shows additional CWE Catgeories and Views that reference this
weakness as a member. This information is often useful in understanding where a weakness fits
within the context of external information sources.
Nature Type ID Name Page
MemberOf 728 OWASP Top Ten 2004 Category A7 - Improper Error
Handling
711 2337
MemberOf 962 SFP Secondary Cluster: Unchecked Status Condition 888 2400
MemberOf 1181 SEI CERT Perl Coding Standard - Guidelines 03.
Expressions (EXP)
1178 2466
MemberOf 1306 CISQ Quality Measures - Reliability 1305 2483
MemberOf 1405 Comprehensive Categorization: Improper Check or
Handling of Exceptional Conditions
1400 2531
CWE Version 4.14
CWE-395: Use of NullPointerException Catch to Detect NULL Pointer Dereference
CWE-395: Use of NullPointerException Catch to Detect NULL Pointer Dereference