CWE-173: Improper Handling of Alternate Encoding

Description

The product does not properly handle when an input uses an alternate encoding that is valid for the control sphere to which the input is being sent.

Submission Date :

July 19, 2006, midnight

Modification Date :

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

Organization :

MITRE

Related Weaknesses

This table shows the weaknesses and high level categories that are related to this weakness. These relationships are defined to give an overview of the different insight to similar items that may exist at higher and lower levels of abstraction.

CWE-172: Encoding Error
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CWE-289: Authentication Bypass by Alternate Name
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