CWE-771: Missing Reference to Active Allocated Resource
BaseIncompleteExploit Likelihood: Medium
The product does not properly maintain a reference to a resource that has been allocated, which prevents the resource from being reclaimed.
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Extended Description
This does not necessarily apply in languages or frameworks that automatically perform garbage collection, since the removal of all references may act as a signal that the resource is ready to be reclaimed.
Technical Details
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