The source code contains elements such as source files that do not consistently provide a prologue or header that has been standardized for the project.
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Standard prologues or headers may contain information such as module name, version number, author, date, purpose, function, assumptions, limitations, accuracy considerations, etc.
What can happen when CWE-1115 is exploited.
Reduce Maintainability
Affects: Other
This issue makes it more difficult to maintain the product due to insufficient analyzability, which indirectly affects security by making it more difficult or time-consuming to find and/or fix vulnerabilities. It also might make it easier to introduce vulnerabilities.
Increase Analytical Complexity
Affects: Other
The lack of a prologue can make it more difficult to accurately and quickly understand the associated code.
Typically introduced during these phases of the software lifecycle.
Common questions about CWE-1115.
The source code contains elements such as source files that do not consistently provide a prologue or header that has been standardized for the project.
Exploiting CWE-1115 can lead to: Reduce Maintainability, Increase Analytical Complexity.
Weakness data is sourced from the MITRE CWE catalog (v4.20). CVE associations are aggregated and kept current by RadicalNotion.AI.
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