CWE-1121: Excessive McCabe Cyclomatic Complexity

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The code contains McCabe cyclomatic complexity that exceeds a desirable maximum.

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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.

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What is CWE-1121: Excessive McCabe Cyclomatic Complexity?+

CWE-1121: Excessive McCabe Cyclomatic Complexity is a Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) entry maintained by MITRE. The code contains McCabe cyclomatic complexity that exceeds a desirable maximum. 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.

What is the difference between a CWE and a CVE?+

A CWE (Common Weakness Enumeration) like CWE-1121 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.

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