CWE-588
Attempt to Access Child of a Non-structure Pointer
Casting a non-structure type to a structure type and accessing a field can lead to memory access errors or data corruption.
Mitigation
Phase: Requirements
Description:
- The choice could be made to use a language that is not susceptible to these issues.
Mitigation
Phase: Implementation
Description:
- Review of type casting operations can identify locations where incompatible types are cast.
No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.