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CWE-399: Resource Management Errors

 
Resource Management Errors
Category ID: 399 (Category)Status: Draft
+ Description

Description Summary

Weaknesses in this category are related to improper management of system resources.
+ Applicable Platforms

Languages

All

+ Other Notes

Resource management errors can lead to consumption, exhaustion, etc.

Often a resultant vulnerability

+ Relationships
NatureTypeIDNameView(s) this relationship pertains toView(s)
ChildOfWeakness ClassWeakness Class398Indicator of Poor Code Quality
Development Concepts (primary)699
ParentOfWeakness BaseWeakness Base400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ('Resource Exhaustion')
Development Concepts (primary)699
ParentOfWeakness BaseWeakness Base401Improper Release of Memory Before Removing Last Reference ('Memory Leak')
Development Concepts (primary)699
ParentOfWeakness ClassWeakness Class402Transmission of Private Resources into a New Sphere ('Resource Leak')
Development Concepts (primary)699
ParentOfWeakness BaseWeakness Base404Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
Development Concepts (primary)699
ParentOfWeakness ClassWeakness Class405Asymmetric Resource Consumption (Amplification)
Development Concepts (primary)699
ParentOfWeakness BaseWeakness Base410Insufficient Resource Pool
Development Concepts (primary)699
ParentOfCategoryCategory411Resource Locking Problems
Development Concepts (primary)699
ParentOfWeakness VariantWeakness Variant415Double Free
Development Concepts (primary)699
ParentOfWeakness BaseWeakness Base416Use After Free
Development Concepts (primary)699
ParentOfCategoryCategory417Channel and Path Errors
Development Concepts699
ParentOfWeakness VariantWeakness Variant568finalize() Method Without super.finalize()
Development Concepts (primary)699
ParentOfWeakness VariantWeakness Variant590Free of Memory not on the Heap
Development Concepts (primary)699
ParentOfWeakness VariantWeakness Variant761Free of Pointer not at Start of Buffer
Development Concepts699
ParentOfWeakness VariantWeakness Variant762Mismatched Memory Management Routines
Development Concepts (primary)699
ParentOfWeakness BaseWeakness Base763Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference
Development Concepts (primary)699
MemberOfViewView635Weaknesses Used by NVD
Weaknesses Used by NVD (primary)635
+ Taxonomy Mappings
Mapped Taxonomy NameNode IDFitMapped Node Name
PLOVERResource Management Errors
+ Content History
Submissions
Submission DateSubmitterOrganizationSource
PLOVERExternally Mined
Modifications
Modification DateModifierOrganizationSource
2008-09-08CWE Content TeamMITREInternal
updated Relationships, Other_Notes, Taxonomy_Mappings
2009-05-27CWE Content TeamMITREInternal
updated Relationships
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