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CWE-1187: DEPRECATED: Use of Uninitialized Resource

Weakness ID: 1187
Vulnerability Mapping: PROHIBITED This CWE ID must not be used to map to real-world vulnerabilities
Abstraction: Base 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.
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+ Description
This entry has been deprecated because it was a duplicate of CWE-908. All content has been transferred to CWE-908.
+ Vulnerability Mapping Notes

Usage: PROHIBITED

(this CWE ID must not be used to map to real-world vulnerabilities)

Reason: Deprecated

Rationale:

This CWE has been deprecated.

Comments:

See description and name for possible suggestions of other CWEs to consider.
+ Content History
+ Submissions
Submission Date Submitter Organization
2019-03-25
(CWE 3.3, 2019-06-20)
CWE Content Team MITRE
+ Modifications
Modification Date Modifier Organization
2020-02-24 CWE Content Team MITRE
updated Description, Name, Relationships, Type, Weakness_Ordinalities
2023-06-29 CWE Content Team MITRE
updated Mapping_Notes
+ Previous Entry Names
Change Date Previous Entry Name
2020-02-24 Use of Uninitialized Resource
Page Last Updated: November 19, 2024