CWE-1025: Comparison Using Wrong Factors
ID
CWE-1025
Abstraction
Base
Structure
Simple
Status
Incomplete
The code performs a comparison between two entities, but the comparison examines the wrong factors or characteristics of the entities, which can lead to incorrect results and resultant weaknesses.
This can lead to incorrect results and resultant weaknesses. For example, the code might inadvertently compare references to objects, instead of the relevant contents of those objects, causing two "equal" objects to be considered unequal.
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Applicable Platforms
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| Language | Not Language-Specific |
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