Category: SFP Primary Cluster: Faulty Resource Release
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Summary
This category identifies Software Fault Patterns (SFPs) within the Faulty Resource Release cluster (SFP37).
Membership
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-415 | Double Free | The product calls free() twice on the same memory address. |
| CWE-762 | Mismatched Memory Management Routines | The product attempts to return a memory resource to the system, but it calls a release function that is not compatible with the function that was originally used to allocate that resource. |
| CWE-763 | Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference | The product attempts to return a memory resource to the system, but it calls the wrong release function or calls the appropriate release function incorrectly. |
| CWE-888 | Software Fault Pattern (SFP) Clusters | CWE identifiers in this view are associated with clusters of Software Fault Patterns (SFPs). |
Vulnerability Mapping Notes
Usage: Prohibited
Reasons: Category
Rationale:
This entry is a Category. Using categories for mapping has been discouraged since 2019. Categories are informal organizational groupings of weaknesses that can help CWE users with data aggregation, navigation, and browsing. However, they are not weaknesses in themselves.
Comment:
See member weaknesses of this category.