CWE-1284Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input

Description

The product receives input that is expected to specify a quantity (such as size or length), but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the quantity has the required properties.

Common consequences

• Other,Integrity,Availability→Varies by Context,DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU),Modify Memory,Read Memory
  When the quantity is not properly validated, then attackers can specify malicious quantities to cause excessive resource allocation, trigger unexpected failures, enable buffer overflows, etc.

Potential mitigations

• Implementation
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