Category: SFP Primary Cluster: Unused entities
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Summary
This category identifies Software Fault Patterns (SFPs) within the Unused entities cluster (SFP2).
Membership
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-482 | Comparing instead of Assigning | This vulnerability occurs when a developer accidentally uses a comparison operator (like '==') where an assignment operator (like '=') was intended, creating a logic error instead of setting a value. |
| CWE-561 | Dead Code | Dead code refers to sections of a program that can never run during normal execution, effectively making them inactive and unreachable. |
| CWE-563 | Assignment to Variable without Use | This vulnerability occurs when a value is stored in a variable, but that variable is never read or used in subsequent code, creating a 'dead store.' |
| CWE-888 | Software Fault Pattern (SFP) Clusters | CWE identifiers in this view are associated with clusters of Software Fault Patterns (SFPs). |
Vulnerability Mapping Notes
Usage: Prohibited
Reasons: Category
Rationale:
This entry is a Category. Using categories for mapping has been discouraged since 2019. Categories are informal organizational groupings of weaknesses that can help CWE users with data aggregation, navigation, and browsing. However, they are not weaknesses in themselves.
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