The code uses a data representation that relies on low-level data representation or constructs that may vary across different processors, physical machines, OSes, or other physical components.
View on MITREThis issue makes it more difficult to maintain and/or port 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.
No mitigation information available for this CWE.
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CWE-1102: Reliance on Machine-Dependent Data Representation is a Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) entry maintained by MITRE. The code uses a data representation that relies on low-level data representation or constructs that may vary across different processors, physical machines, OSes, or other physical components. This issue makes it more difficult to maintain and/or port 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.
If exploited, CWE-1102 (Reliance on Machine-Dependent Data Representation) it can compromise Other, leading to outcomes such as Reduce Maintainability.
A CWE (Common Weakness Enumeration) like CWE-1102 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.