Description
The product receives input that is expected to be well-formed – i.e., to comply with a certain syntax – but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input complies with the syntax.
Modes of Introduction:
– Implementation
Related Weaknesses
Consequences
Other: Varies by Context
Potential Mitigations
Phase: Implementation
Effectiveness: High
Description:
CVE References
- CVE-2007-5893
- HTTP request with missing protocol version number leads to crash
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