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CWE-573 – Improper Following of Specification by Caller

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Description

The software does not follow or incorrectly follows the specifications as required by the implementation language, environment, framework, protocol, or platform.

When leveraging external functionality, such as an API, it is important that the caller does so in accordance with the requirements of the external functionality or else unintended behaviors may result, possibly leaving the system vulnerable to any number of exploits.

Modes of Introduction:

– Implementation

 

 

Related Weaknesses

CWE-710

 

Consequences

Other: Quality Degradation, Varies by Context

 

Potential Mitigations

CVE References

  • CVE-2006-7140
    • Crypto implementation removes padding when it shouldn’t, allowing forged signatures
  • CVE-2006-4339
    • Crypto implementation removes padding when it shouldn’t, allowing forged signatures