CWEweakness
CWE-1117 Callable with Insufficient Behavioral Summary
- Abstraction
- Base
- Structure
- Simple
- Status
- Incomplete
- Languages
- Not Language-Specific
- CWE version
- 5.0
Description
The code contains a function or method whose signature and/or associated
inline documentation does not sufficiently describe the callable's inputs, outputs,
side effects, assumptions, or return codes.
Common consequences
• Other: Reduce Maintainability — This issue makes it more difficult to maintain the product, which indirectly affects security by making it more difficult or time-consuming to find and/or fix vulnerabilities. It also might make it easier to introduce vulnerabilities.
Related
Child of · CWE (1)
- CWE-1078 Inappropriate Source Code Style or Formatting weakness