CWE-1087: Class with Virtual Method without a Virtual Destructor

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A class contains a virtual method, but the method does not have an associated virtual destructor.

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This issue can prevent the product from running reliably, e.g. due to undefined behavior. If the relevant code is reachable by an attacker, then this reliability problem might introduce a vulnerability.

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