Description
The code uses an operator for comparison when the intention was to perform an assignment.
In many languages, the compare statement is very close in appearance to the assignment statement; they are often confused.
Modes of Introduction:
– Implementation
Likelihood of Exploit: Low
Related Weaknesses
Consequences
Availability, Integrity: Unexpected State
The assignment will not take place, which should cause obvious program execution problems.
Potential Mitigations
Phase: Testing
Description:
Many IDEs and static analysis products will detect this problem.
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