CWE-414—Missing Lock Check

Weakness Name

Missing Lock Check

Description

A product does not check to see if a lock is present before performing sensitive operations on a resource.

Common Consequences

Scope:

Integrity, Availability

Impact:

Modify Application Data, DoS: Instability, DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart

Related Weaknesses

• CWE-667Improper Locking