CWE-772βMissing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime
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released 2009-05-27 Β· last modified 2025-12-11
Metadata
- CWE ID:
- CWE-772
- Abstraction:
- Base
- Structure:
- Simple
- Status:
- Draft
- Release Date:
- 2009-05-27
- Latest Modification Date:
- 2025-12-11
Weakness Name
Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime
Description
The product does not release a resource after its effective lifetime has ended, i.e., after the resource is no longer needed.
Common Consequences
- Scope:
- Availability
- Impact:
- DoS: Resource Consumption (Other), DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory), DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU)
- Notes:
- An attacker that can influence the allocation of resources that are not properly released could deplete the available resource pool and prevent all other processes from accessing the same type of resource. Frequently-affected resources include memory, CPU, disk space, power or battery, etc.
