CWE-1056: Invokable Control Element with Variadic Parameters

Description

A named-callable or method control element has a signature that supports a variable (variadic) number of parameters or arguments.

Submission Date :

July 2, 2018, midnight

Modification Date :

2023-06-29 00:00:00+00:00

Organization :

MITRE
Extended Description

This issue can prevent the product from running reliably. If the relevant code is reachable by an attacker, then this reliability problem might introduce a vulnerability.

With variadic arguments, it can be difficult or inefficient for manual analysis to be certain of which function/method is being invoked.

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