CWE-404—Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
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released 2006-07-19 · last modified 2023-10-26
Metadata
- CWE ID：
- CWE-404
- 摘要：
- Class
- 结构：
- Simple
- 状态：
- Draft
- 发布日期：
- 2006-07-19
- 更新日期：
- 2023-10-26
名称
Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
描述
The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use.
When a resource is created or allocated, the developer is responsible for properly releasing the resource as well as accounting for all potential paths of expiration or invalidation, such as a set period of time or revocation.
常见后果
- 范围：
- Availability, Other
- 影响：
- DoS: Resource Consumption (Other), Varies by Context
- 注释：
- Most unreleased resource issues result in general software reliability problems, but if an attacker can intentionally trigger a resource leak, the attacker might be able to launch a denial of service attack by depleting the resource pool.
- 范围：
- Confidentiality
- 影响：
- Read Application Data
- 注释：
- When a resource containing sensitive information is not correctly shutdown, it may expose the sensitive data in a subsequent allocation.