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CWE-666Operation on Resource in Wrong Phase of Lifetime

Category: logic

Description

The product performs an operation on a resource at the wrong phase of the resource's lifecycle, which can lead to unexpected behaviors. A resource's lifecycle includes several phases: initialization, use, and release. For each phase, it is important to follow the specifications outlined for how to operate on the resource and to ensure that the resource is in the expected phase. Otherwise, if a resource is in one phase but the operation is not valid for that phase (i.e., an incorrect phase of the resource's lifetime), then this can produce resultant weaknesses. For example, using a resource before it has been fully initialized could cause corruption or incorrect data to be used.

Common consequences· 1

  • Other — Other

Potential mitigations· 1

  • [Architecture and Design]Follow the resource's lifecycle from creation to release.

References

  1. https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/666.html

Related by meaning· 6

Nearest entities by semantic similarity across the cs-graph corpus.

CWE
Incorrect Initialization of Resource
CWE
Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime
CWE
Use of Uninitialized Resource
CWE
Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release
CWE
Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
CWE
Missing Initialization of Resource
Sourced from MITRE CWE 4.20. Curated for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.