The product does not properly handle when a particular element is not completely specified.
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HTTP GET without \r\n\r\n CRLF sequences causes product to wait indefinitely and prevents other users from accessing it.
View DetailsMFV. CPU exhaustion in printer via partial printing request then early termination of connection.
View DetailsCPU consumption by sending incomplete HTTP requests and leaving the connections open.
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CWE-239: Failure to Handle Incomplete Element is a Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) entry maintained by MITRE. The product does not properly handle when a particular element is not completely specified.
If exploited, CWE-239 (Failure to Handle Incomplete Element) it can compromise Integrity and Other, leading to outcomes such as Varies by Context and Unexpected State.
CWE-239 commonly affects Not Language-Specific. Note that weaknesses are often language-agnostic patterns, so secure coding practices apply broadly.
MITRE documents real CVEs mapped to CWE-239, including CVE-2002-1532, CVE-2003-0195, CVE-2005-2526 and CVE-2002-1906. You can look up the full details of each CVE, including CVSS scores and remediation guidance, on our CVE Lookup tool.
A CWE (Common Weakness Enumeration) like CWE-239 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.