580
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 233 Improper Handling of Parameters 574
Applicable Platforms
Language : Not Language-Specific (Prevalence = Undetermined)
Common Consequences
Scope Impact Likelihood
Integrity Unexpected State
Observed Examples
Reference Description
CVE-2002-1488 Crash in IRC client via PART message from a channel the user is not in.
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1488
CVE-2001-0650 Router crash or bad route modification using BGP updates with invalid
transitive attribute.
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0650
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 993 SFP Secondary Cluster: Incorrect Input Handling 888 2417
MemberOf 1407 Comprehensive Categorization: Improper Neutralization 1400 2532
Taxonomy Mappings
Mapped Taxonomy Name Node ID Fit Mapped Node Name
PLOVER Undefined Parameter Error
CWE-237: Improper Handling of Structural Elements
Weakness ID : 237
Structure : Simple
Abstraction : Base
Description
The product does not handle or incorrectly handles inputs that are related to complex structures.
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 228 Improper Handling of Syntactically Invalid Structure 568
CWE Version 4.14
CWE-238: Improper Handling of Incomplete Structural Elements
CWE-238: Improper Handling of Incomplete Structural Elements