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Improper Handling of Extra Values

CWE-231 · Variant · Draft

The product does not handle or incorrectly handles when more values are provided than expected.

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Parent of this (broader)
ChildOfCWE-229 · Improper Handling of Values
Related
CanPrecedeCWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
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CVEs With This Weakness

5
CVEs tagged with this weakness.
CVECVE-2026-22888
CVECVE-2024-31397
CVECVE-2024-20268
CVECVE-2023-6841
CVECVE-2023-44386
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