CWE-464
Addition of Data Structure Sentinel
BaseIncompleteLikelihood: High
Description
The accidental addition of a data-structure sentinel can cause serious programming logic problems.
Data-structure sentinels are often used to mark the structure of data. A common example of this is the null character at the end of strings or a special sentinel to mark the end of a linked list. It is dangerous to allow this type of control data to be easily accessible. Therefore, it is important to protect from the addition or modification of sentinels.
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