CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource

BaseIncompleteExploit Likelihood: Medium

The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized.

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Extended Description

When a resource has not been properly initialized, the product may behave unexpectedly. This may lead to a crash or invalid memory access, but the consequences vary depending on the type of resource and how it is used within the product.

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