CWE

CWE-666 – Operation on Resource in Wrong Phase of Lifetime

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Description

The software performs an operation on a resource at the wrong phase of the resource’s lifecycle, which can lead to unexpected behaviors.

When a developer wants to initialize, use or release a resource, it is important to follow the specifications outlined for how to operate on that resource and to ensure that the resource is in the expected state. In this case, the software wants to perform a normally valid operation, initialization, use or release, on a resource when it is in the incorrect phase of its lifetime.

Modes of Introduction:

– Implementation

 

 

Related Weaknesses

CWE-664

 

Consequences

Other: Other

 

Potential Mitigations

Phase: Architecture and Design

Description: 

Follow the resource’s lifecycle from creation to release.

CVE References

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