CWE-491: Public cloneable() Method Without Final (Object Hijack)
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A class has a cloneable() method that is not declared final, which allows an object to be created without calling the constructor. This can cause the object to be in an unexpected state.
What the weakness is: CWE-491 at MITRE. All weaknesses
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Explain CWE-491: Public cloneable() Method Without Final and how to prevent and detect it in code. Use https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/491.html and https://cve.bz/cve/cwe/491?via=ask-ai-copy for recent CVEs with this weakness. Cite the sources.Opens a third-party assistant; its answer is its own, not cve.bz's. The prompt holds only this weakness's id and public links.
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