CWE-910 — Use of Expired File Descriptor
CWE-910: Use of Expired File Descriptor
MITRE CWE weakness
| Kind | Weakness |
| Abstraction | Base |
| Status | Incomplete |
| Likelihood of exploit | Medium |
Description
The product uses or accesses a file descriptor after it has been closed.
After a file descriptor for a particular file or device has been released, it can be reused. The code might not write to the original file, since the reused file descriptor might reference a different file or device.
Common consequences
- Confidentiality: Read Files or Directories
- Availability: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
Mitigations
(none listed)
References
- CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/910.html
- CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html