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common weakness enumeration (CWE)

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-000771

1. A taxonomy for identifying the common sources of software flaws (e.g., buffer overflows, failure to check input data).

2. A list of known poor coding practices that may be present in software [CWE].

3. See also, weakness.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-000771
FieldCybersecurity
AbbreviationCWE
ReferencesCNSSI 4009-2015 from NIST ITL Bulletin, Dec. 2013; NISTIR 8011 Vol. 4 from CNSSI 4009-2015, CNSSI 4009-2022; NISTIR 8011 Vol. 4; NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-000771",
  "term": "common weakness enumeration (CWE)",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. A taxonomy for identifying the common sources of software flaws (e.g., buffer overflows, failure to check input data).\n\n2. A list of known poor coding practices that may be present in software [CWE].\n\n3. See also, weakness.",
  "abbreviation": "CWE",
  "references": [
    "CNSSI 4009-2015 from NIST ITL Bulletin, Dec. 2013; NISTIR 8011 Vol. 4 from CNSSI 4009-2015, CNSSI 4009-2022",
    "NISTIR 8011 Vol. 4",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/common-weakness-enumeration-cwe/"
}

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