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CWE-431 – Missing Handler

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Description

A handler is not available or implemented.

When an exception is thrown and not caught, the process has given up an opportunity to decide if a given failure or event is worth a change in execution.

Modes of Introduction:

– Implementation

 

 

Related Weaknesses

CWE-691
CWE-433

 

Consequences

Other: Varies by Context

 

Potential Mitigations

Phase: Implementation

Description: 

Handle all possible situations (e.g. error condition).

Phase: Implementation

Description: 

If an operation can throw an Exception, implement a handler for that specific exception.

CVE References