Base weakness
Incomplete
CWE-1118: Insufficient Documentation of Error Handling Techniques
The documentation does not sufficiently describe the techniques that are used for error handling, exception processing, or similar mechanisms.
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1
Recorded CVEs
With this primary weakness
0
KEVs
In the CISA KEV catalog
Not rated
Likelihood of exploit
Per MITRE
Base
Abstraction
MITRE classification
Overview
Documentation may need to cover error handling techniques at multiple layers, such as module, executable, compilable code unit, or callable.
Real-world CVEs
1 recorded CVEs are caused by CWE-1118 (Insufficient Documentation of Error Handling Techniques). The highest-severity and most recent are shown first.
Common consequences
What can happen when CWE-1118 is exploited.
Reduce Maintainability
Affects: Other
How it happens
When it is introduced
Typically introduced during these phases of the software lifecycle.
Documentation