CWE-1043

Base Abstraction Level
Pillar — Highest-level weakness category
Class — Abstract, language-independent
Base — Specific enough to detect
Variant — Tied to specific technology
Compound — Requires multiple weaknesses Incomplete MITRE CWE Status
Stable — Fully reviewed and complete
Draft — Under development, may change
Incomplete — Partially defined by MITRE
Deprecated — No longer recommended
Obsolete — Replaced by another CWE
Data Element Aggregating an Excessively Large Number of Non-Primitive Elements

Description

The product uses a data element that has an excessively large number of sub-elements with non-primitive data types such as structures or aggregated objects.

While the interpretation of "excessively large" may vary for each product or developer, CISQ recommends a default of 5 sub-elements.

Consequences

Other — Reduce Performance

This issue can make the product perform more slowly. If the relevant code is reachable by an attacker, then this performance problem might introduce a vulnerability.