Source Code Element without Standard Prologue

Opis

The source code contains elements such as source files that do not consistently provide a prologue or header that has been standardized for the project.

Standard prologues or headers may contain information such as module name, version number, author, date, purpose, function, assumptions, limitations, accuracy considerations, etc.

Skutki

• Other

  Reduce Maintainability

  This issue makes it more difficult to maintain the product due to insufficient analyzability, 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.

• Other

  Increase Analytical Complexity

  The lack of a prologue can make it more difficult to accurately and quickly understand the associated code.

Słabość nadrzędna

• CWE-1078 Inappropriate Source Code Style or Formatting

Kiedy powstaje

• Implementation

Dotyczy

Not Language-Specific

Źródła

1. Providing a Framework for Effective Software Quality Assessment — Robert A. Martin, Lawrence H. Shafer, 1996