Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-170

    CWE-170: Improper Null Termination

    The product does not terminate or incorrectly terminates a string or array with a null character or equivalent terminator.

    Published:19 Jul 2006
    Organization:MITRE
    Modified:29 Jun 2023

    Related Weakness

    CWE-707: Improper Neutralization

    CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

    CWE-126: Buffer Over-read

    CWE-147: Improper Neutralization of Input Terminators

    CWE-464: Addition of Data Structure Sentinel

    CWE-463: Deletion of Data Structure Sentinel

    CWE-20: Improper Input Validation