CWE-772
AllowedMissing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
The product does not release a resource after its effective lifetime has ended, i.e., after the resource is no longer needed.
591 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-5MGW-P3MP-FXPW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-01-20 00:01 – Updated: 2022-01-27 00:03A Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated networked attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending specific packets over VXLAN which cause heap memory to leak and on exhaustion the PFE to reset. The heap memory utilization can be monitored with the command: user@host> show chassis fpc This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R2-S6, 19.4R3-S6; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R3-S2; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S3; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3-S1; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R2. This issue does not affect versions of Junos OS prior to 19.4R1.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-22170"
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"CWE-772"
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"nvd_published_at": "2022-01-19T01:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "A Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated networked attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending specific packets over VXLAN which cause heap memory to leak and on exhaustion the PFE to reset. The heap memory utilization can be monitored with the command: user@host\u003e show chassis fpc This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R2-S6, 19.4R3-S6; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R3-S2; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S3; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3-S1; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R2. This issue does not affect versions of Junos OS prior to 19.4R1.",
"id": "GHSA-5mgw-p3mp-fxpw",
"modified": "2022-01-27T00:03:44Z",
"published": "2022-01-20T00:01:56Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22170"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://kb.juniper.net/JSA11277"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-5MM2-MVHG-7H7C
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:42 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:42When ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 processes a crafted file in convert, it can lead to a Memory Leak in the ReadOnePNGImage() function in coders/png.c.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-11539"
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-772"
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"nvd_published_at": "2017-07-23T03:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "When ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 processes a crafted file in convert, it can lead to a Memory Leak in the ReadOnePNGImage() function in coders/png.c.",
"id": "GHSA-5mm2-mvhg-7h7c",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:42:24Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:42:24Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11539"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/582"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99936"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-5R66-M7GM-V7G4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:42 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:42When ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 processes a crafted file in convert, it can lead to a Memory Leak in the lite_font_map() function in coders/wmf.c.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-11534"
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-772"
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"nvd_published_at": "2017-07-23T03:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "When ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 processes a crafted file in convert, it can lead to a Memory Leak in the lite_font_map() function in coders/wmf.c.",
"id": "GHSA-5r66-m7gm-v7g4",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:42:24Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:42:24Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11534"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/564"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-5RHF-292P-86Q2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:49 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:49In ImageMagick 7.0.8-4, there is a memory leak in the XMagickCommand function in MagickCore/animate.c.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-13153"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-772"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-07-05T02:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In ImageMagick 7.0.8-4, there is a memory leak in the XMagickCommand function in MagickCore/animate.c.",
"id": "GHSA-5rhf-292p-86q2",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:49:43Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:49:43Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-13153"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1195"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3711-1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104687"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041219"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-5VH5-R999-H6WP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:25 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:25Squid before 4.4, when SNMP is enabled, allows a denial of service (Memory Leak) via an SNMP packet.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-19132"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-772"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-11-09T11:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Squid before 4.4, when SNMP is enabled, allows a denial of service (Memory Leak) via an SNMP packet.",
"id": "GHSA-5vh5-r999-h6wp",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:25:24Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:25:24Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19132"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/pull/313"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00032.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00009.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4059-1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2018_5.txt"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v5/changesets/squid-5-644131ff1e00c1895d77561f561d29c104ba6b11.patch"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-5X35-9R35-66X7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:12 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:12Quick Emulator (Qemu) built with the Virtio GPU Device emulator support is vulnerable to a memory leakage issue. It could occur while destroying gpu resource object in 'virtio_gpu_resource_destroy'. A guest user/process could use this flaw to leak host memory bytes, resulting in DoS for a host.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2016-9912"
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"nvd_published_at": "2016-12-23T22:59:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Quick Emulator (Qemu) built with the Virtio GPU Device emulator support is vulnerable to a memory leakage issue. It could occur while destroying gpu resource object in \u0027virtio_gpu_resource_destroy\u0027. A guest user/process could use this flaw to leak host memory bytes, resulting in DoS for a host.",
"id": "GHSA-5x35-9r35-66x7",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:12:19Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:12:19Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9912"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-49"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/08/6"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94760"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-6225-9WHV-X529
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-13 18:30 – Updated: 2026-05-13 18:30When the BIG-IP Configuration utility is configured to use Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) authentication, undisclosed traffic can cause the httpd process to exhaust the available file descriptors. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-39455"
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-772"
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"github_reviewed": false,
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-05-13T16:16:41Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "When the BIG-IP Configuration utility is configured to use Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) authentication, undisclosed traffic can cause the httpd\u00a0process to exhaust the available file descriptors.\u00a0\u00a0Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.",
"id": "GHSA-6225-9whv-x529",
"modified": "2026-05-13T18:30:54Z",
"published": "2026-05-13T18:30:54Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39455"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000160874"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-62G2-5R5G-GCXP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 22:00 – Updated: 2022-05-24 22:00ImageMagick 7.0.8-35 has a memory leak in coders/dot.c, as demonstrated by AcquireMagickMemory in MagickCore/memory.c.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-16710"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-401",
"CWE-772"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-09-23T12:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "ImageMagick 7.0.8-35 has a memory leak in coders/dot.c, as demonstrated by AcquireMagickMemory in MagickCore/memory.c.",
"id": "GHSA-62g2-5r5g-gcxp",
"modified": "2022-05-24T22:00:41Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T22:00:41Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16710"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1528"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4192-1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4712"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00040.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00042.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-62XF-6XXG-M38J
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:40 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:40A denial of service vulnerability in the Android media framework (libstagefright). Product: Android. Versions: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2. Android ID: A-36389123.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-0726"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-772"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-08-09T21:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "A denial of service vulnerability in the Android media framework (libstagefright). Product: Android. Versions: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2. Android ID: A-36389123.",
"id": "GHSA-62xf-6xxg-m38j",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:40:33Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:40:33Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0726"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-08-01"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100204"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-63RC-M339-CMPR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:46 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:32The SAP Message Server HTTP daemon in SAP KERNEL 7.21-7.49 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and process crash) via multiple msgserver/group?group= requests with a crafted size of the group parameter, aka SAP Security Note 2358972.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-5997"
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"CWE-772"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-02-15T19:59:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "The SAP Message Server HTTP daemon in SAP KERNEL 7.21-7.49 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and process crash) via multiple msgserver/group?group= requests with a crafted size of the group parameter, aka SAP Security Note 2358972.",
"id": "GHSA-63rc-m339-cmpr",
"modified": "2025-04-20T03:32:56Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:46:22Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5997"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-16-038-sap-message-server-http-remote-dos"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
Mitigation MIT-3
Strategy: Language Selection
- Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
- For example, languages such as Java, Ruby, and Lisp perform automatic garbage collection that releases memory for objects that have been deallocated.
Mitigation
It is good practice to be responsible for freeing all resources you allocate and to be consistent with how and where you free resources in a function. If you allocate resources that you intend to free upon completion of the function, you must be sure to free the resources at all exit points for that function including error conditions.
Mitigation MIT-47
Strategy: Resource Limitation
- Use resource-limiting settings provided by the operating system or environment. For example, when managing system resources in POSIX, setrlimit() can be used to set limits for certain types of resources, and getrlimit() can determine how many resources are available. However, these functions are not available on all operating systems.
- When the current levels get close to the maximum that is defined for the application (see CWE-770), then limit the allocation of further resources to privileged users; alternately, begin releasing resources for less-privileged users. While this mitigation may protect the system from attack, it will not necessarily stop attackers from adversely impacting other users.
- Ensure that the application performs the appropriate error checks and error handling in case resources become unavailable (CWE-703).
CAPEC-469: HTTP DoS
An attacker performs flooding at the HTTP level to bring down only a particular web application rather than anything listening on a TCP/IP connection. This denial of service attack requires substantially fewer packets to be sent which makes DoS harder to detect. This is an equivalent of SYN flood in HTTP. The idea is to keep the HTTP session alive indefinitely and then repeat that hundreds of times. This attack targets resource depletion weaknesses in web server software. The web server will wait to attacker's responses on the initiated HTTP sessions while the connection threads are being exhausted.