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ID

CWE CATEGORY: SFP Primary Cluster: Channel

Category ID: 902
Vulnerability Mapping: PROHIBITEDThis CWE ID must not be used to map to real-world vulnerabilities
+ Summary
This category identifies Software Fault Patterns (SFPs) within the Channel cluster.
+ Membership
NatureTypeIDName
MemberOfViewView - 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).888Software Fault Pattern (SFP) Clusters
HasMemberCategoryCategory - a CWE entry that contains a set of other entries that share a common characteristic.956SFP Secondary Cluster: Channel Attack
HasMemberCategoryCategory - a CWE entry that contains a set of other entries that share a common characteristic.957SFP Secondary Cluster: Protocol Error
+ Vulnerability Mapping Notes

Usage: PROHIBITED

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

Reason: 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.

Comments:

See member weaknesses of this category.
+ Content History
+ Submissions
Submission DateSubmitterOrganization
2012-03-22
(CWE 2.2, 2012-05-14)		CWE Content TeamMITRE
+ Modifications
Modification DateModifierOrganization
2014-07-30CWE Content TeamMITRE
updated Name, Relationships
2023-04-27CWE Content TeamMITRE
updated Mapping_Notes
2023-06-29CWE Content TeamMITRE
updated Mapping_Notes
+ Previous Entry Names
Change DatePrevious Entry Name
2014-07-31SFP Cluster: Channel
Page Last Updated: July 07, 2024
 

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