CWE-1127

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
Compilation with Insufficient Warnings or Errors

Description

The code is compiled without sufficient warnings enabled, which may prevent the detection of subtle bugs or quality issues.

Consequences

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.

Detection

Manual Analysis

Inspect scripts and tools that invoke the compiler. Ensure that the appropriate command line switches and/or configuration are specified to report warnings and errors.