CWE-484 (Omitted Break Statement in Switch) documents a weakness type used across vulnerability databases and security assessments. Use the sections below for definition, context, and mapped CVEs.
The product omits a break statement within a switch or similar construct, causing code associated with multiple conditions to execute. This can cause problems when the programmer only intended to execute code associated with one condition.
| Kind | Name | Class | Prevalence | OS / CPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language | C | — | Undetermined | — |
| language | C++ | — | Undetermined | — |
| language | Java | — | Undetermined | — |
| language | C# | — | Undetermined | — |
| language | PHP | — | Undetermined | — |
| language | — | Not Language-Specific | Undetermined | — |
These CVEs are mapped to this weakness in this database and kept for traceability and search.
| CVE | Published | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-44075 | 2026-05-21 | A missing break statement in DSI OpenSession processing in Netatalk 1.5.0 through 4.4.2 causes a DSIOPT_ATTNQUANT switch case to fall through into DSIOPT_SERVQUANT, resulting in unintended session opt… |
| Date | Name | Version | Importance | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-07-01 | Eric Dalci | 1.0 | — | updated Time_of_Introduction |
| 2008-09-08 | CWE Content Team | 1.0 | — | updated Applicable_Platforms, Description, Detection_Factors, Relationships, Other_Notes, Taxonomy_Mappings |
| 2008-11-24 | CWE Content Team | 1.1 | — | updated Applicable_Platforms, Demonstrative_Examples, Description, Detection_Factors, Name, Other_Notes, Potential_Mitigations, Weakness_Ordinalities |
| 2011-06-01 | CWE Content Team | 1.13 | — | updated Common_Consequences, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings |
| 2012-05-11 | CWE Content Team | 2.2 | — | updated Common_Consequences, References, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings |
| 2012-10-30 | CWE Content Team | 2.3 | — | updated Demonstrative_Examples |
| 2014-07-30 | CWE Content Team | 2.8 | — | updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings |
| 2017-11-08 | CWE Content Team | 3.0 | — | updated Demonstrative_Examples, Relationships |
| 2019-01-03 | CWE Content Team | 3.2 | — | updated Weakness_Ordinalities |
| 2020-02-24 | CWE Content Team | 4.0 | — | updated References, Relationships |
| 2020-08-20 | CWE Content Team | 4.2 | — | updated Relationships |
| 2023-01-31 | CWE Content Team | 4.10 | — | updated Description, Detection_Factors |
| 2023-04-27 | CWE Content Team | 4.11 | — | updated Detection_Factors, Relationships |
| 2023-06-29 | CWE Content Team | 4.12 | — | updated Mapping_Notes |
| 2023-10-26 | CWE Content Team | 4.13 | — | updated Demonstrative_Examples |
| 2025-12-11 | CWE Content Team | 4.19 | — | updated Applicable_Platforms, Relationships |