CWE-560

Use of umask() with chmod-style Argument
AI Translation Available

The product calls umask() with an incorrect argument that is specified as if it is an argument to chmod().

Status
draft
Abstraction
variant
C

Common Consequences

confidentiality integrity access control
Impacts
read files or directories modify files or directories bypass protection mechanism

Detection Methods

automated static analysis

Potential Mitigations

Phases:
implementation
Descriptions:
• Use umask() with the correct argument.