This entry has been deprecated. It was originally used for organizing the Development View ( CWE-699 ) and some other views, but it introduced unnecessary complexity and depth to the resulting tree.
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CWE-17: CWE CATEGORY: DEPRECATED: Code is a Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) entry maintained by MITRE. This entry has been deprecated. It was originally used for organizing the Development View ( CWE-699 ) and some other views, but it introduced unnecessary complexity and depth to the resulting tree.
A CWE (Common Weakness Enumeration) like CWE-17 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.