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The program violates secure coding principles for mobile code by declaring an array public, final and static.
 
  
 
==Description==
 
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The program violates secure coding principles for mobile code by declaring an array public, final and static.
  
 
In most cases an array declared public, final and static is a bug. Because arrays are mutable objects, the final constraint requires that the array object itself be assigned only once, but makes no guarantees about the values of the array elements. Since the array is public, a malicious program can change the values stored in the array. In most situations the array should be made private.
 
In most cases an array declared public, final and static is a bug. Because arrays are mutable objects, the final constraint requires that the array object itself be assigned only once, but makes no guarantees about the values of the array elements. Since the array is public, a malicious program can change the values stored in the array. In most situations the array should be made private.
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For more details about mobile code and its security concerns, please see [[:Category:Unsafe Mobile Code]].
 
For more details about mobile code and its security concerns, please see [[:Category:Unsafe Mobile Code]].
  
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The following Java Applet code mistakenly declares an array public, final and static.
 
The following Java Applet code mistakenly declares an array public, final and static.
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Authorization Vulnerability
  
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[[Category:Code Quality Vulnerability]]
 
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[[Category:Access Control Vulnerability]]
 
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[[Category:Unsafe Mobile Code]]
 
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Revision as of 13:45, 3 October 2008

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Last revision (mm/dd/yy): 10/3/2008

Vulnerabilities Table of Contents

ASDR Table of Contents


Description

The program violates secure coding principles for mobile code by declaring an array public, final and static.

In most cases an array declared public, final and static is a bug. Because arrays are mutable objects, the final constraint requires that the array object itself be assigned only once, but makes no guarantees about the values of the array elements. Since the array is public, a malicious program can change the values stored in the array. In most situations the array should be made private.

For more details about mobile code and its security concerns, please see Category:Unsafe Mobile Code.


Risk Factors

TBD

Examples

The following Java Applet code mistakenly declares an array public, final and static.

	public final class urlTool extends Applet {
		public final static URL[] urls;
		...
	}

Related Attacks


Related Vulnerabilities


Related Controls


Related Technical Impacts


References

TBD