Operation on Resource in Wrong Phase of Lifetime
Weakness ID: 666 (Weakness Base)Status: Draft
+ Description

Description Summary

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

Extended Description

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.

+ Time of Introduction
  • Implementation
  • Operation
+ Potential Mitigations

Follow the resource's lifecycle from creation to release.

+ Relationships
NatureTypeIDNameView(s) this relationship pertains toView(s)
ChildOfWeakness ClassWeakness Class664Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime
Research Concepts (primary)1000
ParentOfWeakness VariantWeakness Variant415Double Free
Research Concepts (primary)1000
ParentOfWeakness VariantWeakness Variant593Authentication Bypass: OpenSSL CTX Object Modified after SSL Objects are Created
Research Concepts (primary)1000
ParentOfWeakness BaseWeakness Base605Multiple Binds to the Same Port
Research Concepts1000
ParentOfWeakness BaseWeakness Base672Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release
Research Concepts (primary)1000
+ Content History
Modifications
Modification DateModifierOrganizationSource
2008-07-01Eric DalciCigitalExternal
updated Potential Mitigations, Time of Introduction
2008-09-08CWE Content TeamMITREInternal
updated Description
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