Vulnerability Mapping:PROHIBITEDThis CWE ID must not be used to map to real-world vulnerabilities Abstraction:
ClassClass - a weakness that is described in a very abstract fashion, typically independent of any specific language or technology. More specific than a Pillar Weakness, but more general than a Base Weakness. Class level weaknesses typically describe issues in terms of 1 or 2 of the following dimensions: behavior, property, and resource.
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Description
This weakness has been deprecated because it covered redundant concepts already described in CWE-287.
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
2006-12-15
(CWE Draft 5, 2006-12-15)
CWE Content Team
MITRE
Modifications
Modification Date
Modifier
Organization
2008-07-01
Eric Dalci
Cigital
updated Time_of_Introduction
2008-09-08
CWE Content Team
MITRE
updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
2009-05-27
CWE Content Team
MITRE
updated Related_Attack_Patterns
2011-06-01
CWE Content Team
MITRE
updated Common_Consequences
2012-05-11
CWE Content Team
MITRE
updated References, Relationships
2014-07-30
CWE Content Team
MITRE
updated Relationships
2017-05-03
CWE Content Team
MITRE
updated Common_Consequences, Description, Name, References, Related_Attack_Patterns, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings, Time_of_Introduction, Type
2023-06-29
CWE Content Team
MITRE
updated Mapping_Notes
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2017-05-03
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