The product does not use a standardized method for handling errors throughout the code, which might introduce inconsistent error handling and resultant weaknesses.
View on MITREIf the product handles error messages individually, on a one-by-one basis, this is likely to result in inconsistent error handling. The causes of errors may be lost. Also, detailed information about the causes of an error may be unintentionally returned to the user.
define a strategy for handling errors of different severities, such as fatal errors versus basic log events. Use or create built-in language features, or an external package, that provides an easy-to-use API and define coding standards for the detection and handling of errors.
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CWE-544: Missing Standardized Error Handling Mechanism is a Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) entry maintained by MITRE. The product does not use a standardized method for handling errors throughout the code, which might introduce inconsistent error handling and resultant weaknesses. If the product handles error messages individually, on a one-by-one basis, this is likely to result in inconsistent error handling. The causes of errors may be lost. Also, detailed information about the causes of an error may be unintentionally returned to the user.
If exploited, CWE-544 (Missing Standardized Error Handling Mechanism) it can compromise Integrity and Other, leading to outcomes such as Quality Degradation, Unexpected State and Varies by Context.
Recommended mitigations for CWE-544 include: define a strategy for handling errors of different severities, such as fatal errors versus basic log events. Use or create built-in language features, or an external package, that provides an easy-to-use API and define coding standards for the detection and handling of errors.
A CWE (Common Weakness Enumeration) like CWE-544 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.