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CWE-395: Use of NullPointerException Catch to Detect NULL Pointer Dereference

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Catching NullPointerException should not be used as an alternative to programmatic checks to prevent dereferencing a null pointer.

How to prevent it (1 mitigation)

  1. Architecture and Design, Implementation

    Do not extensively rely on catching exceptions (especially for validating user input) to handle errors. Handling exceptions can decrease the performance of an application.

Source: MITRE CWE-395

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