Reino: Errors
Los errores y su tratamiento representan una clase de API. Los errores relacionados con el tratamiento de errores son tan comunes que se merecen una sección por sí mismos. Tal como sucede con los "abusos de la API", hay dos formas de presentar una vulnerabilidad de seguridad relacionada con los errores: la más común es tratar los errores inadecuadamente (o no llegar a hacerlo). La segunda es producir errores que dan demasiada información (a posibles atacantes) o que son difíciles de tratar.
Poor Error Handling: Program Catches NullPointerException
Abstract
Normalmente, es una mala práctica obtener
NullPointerException.Explanation
Habitualmente, los programadores obtienen
1. El programa contiene una anulación de referencia de puntero nulo. Obtener la excepción resultante era más sencillo que solucionar el problema subyacente.
2. El programa inicia de forma explícita una
3. El código es parte de un test de aprovechamiento que proporciona una entrada inesperada en las clases que se están probando.
De estas tres circunstancias, solo la última es aceptable.
Ejemplo: El código siguiente obtiene de forma errónea una
NullPointerException bajo tres circunstancias: 1. El programa contiene una anulación de referencia de puntero nulo. Obtener la excepción resultante era más sencillo que solucionar el problema subyacente.
2. El programa inicia de forma explícita una
NullPointerException para señalar una condición de error.3. El código es parte de un test de aprovechamiento que proporciona una entrada inesperada en las clases que se están probando.
De estas tres circunstancias, solo la última es aceptable.
Ejemplo: El código siguiente obtiene de forma errónea una
NullPointerException.
try {
mysteryMethod();
}
catch (NullPointerException npe) {
}
References
[1] ERR08-J. Do not catch NullPointerException or any of its ancestors CERT
[2] Standards Mapping - CIS Azure Kubernetes Service Benchmark 1.0
[3] Standards Mapping - CIS Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service Benchmark 5.0
[4] Standards Mapping - CIS Amazon Web Services Foundations Benchmark 1
[5] Standards Mapping - CIS Google Kubernetes Engine Benchmark normal
[6] Standards Mapping - Common Weakness Enumeration CWE ID 395
[7] Standards Mapping - DISA Control Correlation Identifier Version 2 CCI-001312, CCI-001314, CCI-003272
[8] Standards Mapping - General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Indirect Access to Sensitive Data
[9] Standards Mapping - NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 4 SA-15 Development Process and Standards and Tools (P2), SI-11 Error Handling (P2)
[10] Standards Mapping - NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 5 SA-15 Development Process and Standards and Tools, SI-11 Error Handling
[11] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2004 A7 Improper Error Handling
[12] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2007 A6 Information Leakage and Improper Error Handling
[13] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 1.1 Requirement 6.5.7
[14] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 1.2 Requirement 6.3.1.2, Requirement 6.5.6
[15] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 2.0 Requirement 6.5.5
[16] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.0 Requirement 6.5.5
[17] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.1 Requirement 6.5.5
[18] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.2 Requirement 6.5.5
[19] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.2.1 Requirement 6.5.5
[20] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 4.0 Requirement 6.2.4
[21] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Software Security Framework 1.0 Control Objective 3.6 - Sensitive Data Retention
[22] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Software Security Framework 1.1 Control Objective 3.6 - Sensitive Data Retention
[23] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Software Security Framework 1.2 Control Objective 3.6 - Sensitive Data Retention
[24] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.1 APP3120 CAT II
[25] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.4 APP3120 CAT II
[26] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.5 APP3120 CAT II
[27] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.6 APP3120 CAT II
[28] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.7 APP3120 CAT II
[29] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.9 APP3120 CAT II
[30] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.10 APP3120 CAT II
[31] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.1 APSC-DV-002570 CAT II, APSC-DV-002580 CAT II, APSC-DV-003235 CAT II
[32] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.2 APSC-DV-002570 CAT II, APSC-DV-002580 CAT II, APSC-DV-003235 CAT II
[33] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.3 APSC-DV-002570 CAT II, APSC-DV-002580 CAT II, APSC-DV-003235 CAT II
[34] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.4 APSC-DV-002570 CAT II, APSC-DV-002580 CAT II, APSC-DV-003235 CAT II
[35] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.5 APSC-DV-002570 CAT II, APSC-DV-002580 CAT II, APSC-DV-003235 CAT II
[36] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.6 APSC-DV-002570 CAT II, APSC-DV-002580 CAT II, APSC-DV-003235 CAT II
[37] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.7 APSC-DV-002570 CAT II, APSC-DV-002580 CAT II, APSC-DV-003235 CAT II
[38] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.8 APSC-DV-002570 CAT II, APSC-DV-002580 CAT II, APSC-DV-003235 CAT II
[39] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.9 APSC-DV-002570 CAT II, APSC-DV-002580 CAT II, APSC-DV-003235 CAT II
[40] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.10 APSC-DV-002570 CAT II, APSC-DV-002580 CAT II, APSC-DV-003235 CAT II
[41] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.11 APSC-DV-002570 CAT II, APSC-DV-002580 CAT II, APSC-DV-003235 CAT II
[42] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 5.1 APSC-DV-002570 CAT II, APSC-DV-002580 CAT II, APSC-DV-003235 CAT II
[43] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 5.2 APSC-DV-002570 CAT II, APSC-DV-002580 CAT II, APSC-DV-003235 CAT II
[44] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 5.3 APSC-DV-002570 CAT II, APSC-DV-002580 CAT II, APSC-DV-003235 CAT II
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