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CWE WEAKNESSES  /  CWE-672

CWE-672

Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release

Class

What it is

The product uses, accesses, or otherwise operates on a resource after that resource has been expired, released, or revoked.

Impact

Integrity, ConfidentialityModify Application Data, Read Application Data
Other, AvailabilityOther, DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart

Real-world CVE examples

  • CVE-2009-3547 — Chain: race condition (CWE-362) might allow resource to be released before operating on it, leading to NULL dereference (CWE-476)

Related weaknesses

Test & detect

Browse all common weaknesses, check related exploited CVEs, or map to ATT&CK techniques.

Source: MITRE CWE. View on cwe.mitre.org →

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