CWE-168: Improper Handling of Inconsistent Special Elements

Description

The product does not properly handle input in which an inconsistency exists between two or more special characters or reserved words.

Submission Date :

July 19, 2006, midnight

Modification Date :

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

Organization :

MITRE
Extended Description

An example of this problem would be if paired characters appear in the wrong order, or if the special characters are not properly nested.

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