CWE-1116

Inaccurate Source Code Comments
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The source code contains comments that do not accurately
describe or explain aspects of the portion of the code with which the comment is
associated.

Status
incomplete
Abstraction
base

Common Consequences

other
Impacts
reduce maintainability increase analytical complexity

Potential Mitigations

Phases:
implementation
Descriptions:
• Verify that each comment accurately reflects what is intended to happen during execution of the code.