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CWE-1123 Excessive Use of Self-Modifying Code

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Abstraction
Base
Structure
Simple
Status
Incomplete
Languages
Not Language-Specific
CWE version
5.0

Description

The product uses too much self-modifying code.

Common consequences

• Other: Reduce Maintainability, Increase Analytical Complexity — This issue makes it more difficult to understand or 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-1120 Excessive Code Complexity weakness