SFP Secondary Cluster: Faulty Resource Use

A category in the Common Weakness Enumeration published by The MITRE Corporation.

  • Source

    CWE Catalog - 4.14

  • Identifier

    CWE-983

  • Status

    Incomplete

Contents

Summary

Categories in the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) group entries based on some common characteristic or attribute.

This category identifies Software Fault Patterns (SFPs) within the Faulty Resource Use cluster (SFP15).

Weaknesses

Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release

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

Use After Free

Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.

Concepts

Software Fault Pattern (SFP) Clusters

CWE identifiers in this view are associated with clusters of Software Fault Patterns (SFPs).

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