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Improper Handling of Windows Device Names
Properties
id: d3f:CWE-67
- name
- Improper Handling of Windows Device Names
- definition
- The product constructs pathnames from user input, but it does not handle or incorrectly handles a pathname containing a Windows device name such as AUX or CON. This typically leads to denial of service or an information exposure when the application attempts to process the pathname as a regular file.
Neighbors
CWE-67 has no direct neighbors in this release.Inferred Relationships
Related Countermeasure Techniques
Related Weaknesses
CWE-67 has no related weaknesses in this release.