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CWE-482: Comparing instead of Assigning

ID CWE-482
Abstraction Variant
Structure Simple
Status Draft
Number of CVEs 1
Detail Dashboard Vulnerabilities Web & Social
The code uses an operator for comparison when the intention was to perform an assignment.

In many languages, the compare statement is very close in appearance to the assignment statement; they are often confused.

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Phase Note
Implementation This bug primarily originates from a typo.

Applicable Platforms

Type Class Name Prevalence
Language C
Language C++

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# ID View Status # ID Name Abstraction Structure Status
CWE-1000 Research Concepts Draft CWE-480 Use of Incorrect Operator Base Simple Draft

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