CWE-1086: Class with Excessive Number of Child Classes

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Description

A class contains an unnecessarily large number of children.

Extended Description

This issue makes it more difficult to understand and maintain the software, 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. While the interpretation of "large number of children" may vary for each product or developer, CISQ recommends a default maximum of 10 child classes.


ThreatScore

Threat Mapped score: 0.0

Industry: Finiancial

Threat priority: Unclassified


Observed Examples (CVEs)

Related Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

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Modes of Introduction

Phase Note
None listed.

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