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CWE CATEGORY: 2011 Top 25 - Risky Resource Management
Category ID: 865Vulnerability Mapping: PROHIBITED This CWE ID must not be used to map to real-world vulnerabilities
Weaknesses in this category are listed in the "Risky Resource Management" section of the 2011 CWE/SANS Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Errors.Nature Type ID Name MemberOf
View - a subset of CWE entries that provides a way of examining CWE content. The two main view structures are Slices (flat lists) and Graphs (containing relationships between entries).900 Weaknesses in the 2011 CWE/SANS Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Errors HasMember
Base - a weakness that is still mostly independent of a resource or technology, but with sufficient details to provide specific methods for detection and prevention. Base level weaknesses typically describe issues in terms of 2 or 3 of the following dimensions: behavior, property, technology, language, and resource.22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') HasMember
Base - a weakness that is still mostly independent of a resource or technology, but with sufficient details to provide specific methods for detection and prevention. Base level weaknesses typically describe issues in terms of 2 or 3 of the following dimensions: behavior, property, technology, language, and resource.120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') HasMember
Base - a weakness that is still mostly independent of a resource or technology, but with sufficient details to provide specific methods for detection and prevention. Base level weaknesses typically describe issues in terms of 2 or 3 of the following dimensions: behavior, property, technology, language, and resource.131 Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size HasMember
Base - a weakness that is still mostly independent of a resource or technology, but with sufficient details to provide specific methods for detection and prevention. Base level weaknesses typically describe issues in terms of 2 or 3 of the following dimensions: behavior, property, technology, language, and resource.134 Use of Externally-Controlled Format String HasMember
Base - a weakness that is still mostly independent of a resource or technology, but with sufficient details to provide specific methods for detection and prevention. Base level weaknesses typically describe issues in terms of 2 or 3 of the following dimensions: behavior, property, technology, language, and resource.190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound HasMember
Base - a weakness that is still mostly independent of a resource or technology, but with sufficient details to provide specific methods for detection and prevention. Base level weaknesses typically describe issues in terms of 2 or 3 of the following dimensions: behavior, property, technology, language, and resource.494 Download of Code Without Integrity Check HasMember
Base - a weakness that is still mostly independent of a resource or technology, but with sufficient details to provide specific methods for detection and prevention. Base level weaknesses typically describe issues in terms of 2 or 3 of the following dimensions: behavior, property, technology, language, and resource.676 Use of Potentially Dangerous Function Usage: PROHIBITED
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See member weaknesses of this category.[REF-843] "2011 CWE/SANS Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Errors". 2011-06-27. <https://cwe.mitre.org/top25/archive/2011/2011_cwe_sans_top25.html>. URL validated: 2024-11-17.More information is available — Please edit the custom filter or select a different filter.Page Last Updated: April 30, 2026Use of the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE™) and the associated references from this website are subject to the Terms of Use. CWE is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and managed by the Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute (HSSEDI) which is operated by The MITRE Corporation (MITRE). Copyright © 2006–2026, The MITRE Corporation. CWE, CWSS, CWRAF, and the CWE logo are trademarks of The MITRE Corporation.




