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Error Conditions, Return Values, Status Codes
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Last revision (mm/dd/yy): 09/24/2008
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Description
Invalid or unhandled error conditions, return values and status codes result in unexpected application behaviors.
Attackers try to crash the application or launch a denail of service attack by triggering the unhandled conditions.
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