Category: SEI CERT Oracle Secure Coding Standard for Java - Guidelines 04. Characters and Strings (STR)
Stable
Summary
Weaknesses in this category are related to the rules and recommendations in the Characters and Strings (STR) section of the SEI CERT Oracle Secure Coding Standard for Java.
Membership
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-838 | Inappropriate Encoding for Output Context | This vulnerability occurs when a system uses one type of encoding for its output, but the component receiving that data expects a different encoding. The mismatch causes the downstream component to interpret the data incorrectly. |
| CWE-1133 | Weaknesses Addressed by the SEI CERT Oracle Coding Standard for Java | CWE entries in this view (graph) are fully or partially eliminated by following the guidance presented in the online wiki that reflects that current rules and recommendations of the SEI CERT Oracle Coding Standard for Java. |
Vulnerability Mapping Notes
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Reasons: Category
Rationale:
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