CWE-582
Array Declared Public, Final, and Static
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The product declares an array public, final, and static, which is not sufficient to prevent the array's contents from being modified.
Status
draft
Abstraction
variant
Affected Platforms
Java
Extended Description
AI Translation
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. As such, in most cases an array declared public, final and static is a bug.
Technical Details
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Common Consequences
integrity
Impacts
modify application data
Detection Methods
automated static analysis
Potential Mitigations
Phases:
implementation
Descriptions:
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In most situations the array should be made private.