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Revision as of 12:01, 29 October 2008
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Last revision (mm/dd/yy): 10/29/2008
Description
The expression obj.equals(null) should always be false.
The program uses the equals() method to compare an object with null. The contract of the equals() method requires this comparison to always return false[1].
Risk Factors
TBD
Examples
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Related Attacks
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Related Technical Impacts
References
- Sun JavaDoc for Object. http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#equals(java.lang.Object)
