Invokable Control Element with Excessive Volume of Commented-out Code

Opis

A function, method, procedure, etc. contains an excessive amount of code that has been commented out within its body.

While the interpretation of "excessive volume" may vary for each product or developer, CISQ recommends a default threshold of 2% of commented code.

Skutki

• Other

  Reduce Maintainability

  This issue makes it more difficult to maintain the product, which indirectly affects security by making it more difficult or time-consuming to find and/or fix vulnerabilities. It also might make it easier to introduce vulnerabilities.

Słabość nadrzędna

• CWE-1078 Inappropriate Source Code Style or Formatting

Kiedy powstaje

• Implementation

Dotyczy

Not Language-Specific

Źródła

1. Automated Source Code Maintainability Measure (ASCMM) — Object Management Group (OMG), ASCMM-MNT-6, 2016