CWE-746
Grouping ProhibitedCERT C Secure Coding Standard (2008) Chapter 13 - Error Handling (ERR)
Status: Obsolete
Weaknesses in this category are related to the rules and recommendations in the Error Handling (ERR) chapter of the CERT C Secure Coding Standard (2008).
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In the 2008 version of the CERT C Secure Coding standard, the following rules were mapped to the following CWE IDs:
CWE-20 ERR07-C Prefer functions that support error checking over equivalent functions that don't
CWE-391 ERR00-C Adopt and implement a consistent and comprehensive error-handling policy
CWE-544 ERR00-C Adopt and implement a consistent and comprehensive error-handling policy
CWE-676 ERR07-C Prefer functions that support error checking over equivalent functions that don't
CWE-705 ERR04-C Choose an appropriate termination strategy
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