Comparison Using Wrong Factors

Opis

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.

Skutki

• Other

  Varies by Context

  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.

Słabość nadrzędna

• CWE-697 Incorrect Comparison

Słabości podrzędne

• CWE-486 Comparison of Classes by Name
• CWE-595 Comparison of Object References Instead of Object Contents

Kiedy powstaje

• Implementation

Dotyczy

Not Language-Specific