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CWE-773 – Missing Reference to Active File Descriptor or Handle

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Description

The software does not properly maintain references to a file descriptor or handle, which prevents that file descriptor/handle from being reclaimed.

This can cause the software to consume all available file descriptors or handles, which can prevent other processes from performing critical file processing operations.

Modes of Introduction:

– Architecture and Design

Likelihood of Exploit:

 

Related Weaknesses

CWE-771

 

Consequences

Availability: DoS: Resource Consumption (Other)

An attacker that can influence the allocation of resources that are not properly maintained could deplete the available resource pool and prevent all other processes from accessing the same type of resource.

 

Potential Mitigations

Phase: Operation, Architecture and Design

Effectiveness:

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