CWE-168
Overview
- CWE ID
- 168
- CWE Name
- Improper Handling of Inconsistent Special Elements
- CWE Abstraction
- Base
- CWE structure
- Simple
- CWE Status
- Draft
Description
The software does not properly handle input in which an inconsistency exists between two or more special characters or reserved words.
Extended Description
An example of this problem would be if paired characters appear in the wrong order, or if the special characters are not properly nested.