CWE-1045 — Parent Class with a Virtual Destructor and a Child Class without a Virtual Destructor
CWE-1045: Parent Class with a Virtual Destructor and a Child Class without a Virtual Destructor
MITRE CWE weakness
| Kind | Weakness |
| Abstraction | Base |
| Status | Incomplete |
| Likelihood of exploit | — |
Description
A parent class has a virtual destructor method, but the parent has a child class that does not have a virtual destructor.
Common consequences
- Other: Reduce Reliability
Mitigations
(none listed)
References
- CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1045.html
- CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html