The product contains a function, subroutine, or method whose signature has an unnecessarily large number of parameters/arguments.
View on MITREThis issue makes it more difficult to understand and/or maintain the product, which indirectly affects security by making it more difficult or time-consuming to find and/or fix vulnerabilities. It also might make it easier to introduce vulnerabilities. While the interpretation of "large number of parameters." may vary for each product or developer, CISQ recommends a default maximum of 7 parameters/arguments.
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CWE-1064: Invokable Control Element with Signature Containing an Excessive Number of Parameters is a Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) entry maintained by MITRE. The product contains a function, subroutine, or method whose signature has an unnecessarily large number of parameters/arguments. This issue makes it more difficult to understand and/or maintain the product, which indirectly affects security by making it more difficult or time-consuming to find and/or fix vulnerabilities. It also might make it easier to introduce vulnerabilities. While the interpretation of "large number of parameters." may vary for each product or developer, CISQ recommends a default maximum of 7 parameters/arguments.
If exploited, CWE-1064 (Invokable Control Element with Signature Containing an Excessive Number of Parameters) it can compromise Other, leading to outcomes such as Reduce Maintainability.
A CWE (Common Weakness Enumeration) like CWE-1064 describes a category of software weakness — the underlying flaw type. A CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) identifies a specific, real-world vulnerability in a particular product. In short, a CWE is the kind of mistake, and a CVE is an instance of that mistake being found in software.