Common Weakness Enumeration
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-86VH-5648-5663
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:44 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:44
VLAI
Details
In ImageMagick 7.0.7-12 Q16, a memory leak vulnerability was found in the function ReadPGXImage in coders/pgx.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted PGX image file.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-17883"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-772"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-12-27T17:08:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In ImageMagick 7.0.7-12 Q16, a memory leak vulnerability was found in the function ReadPGXImage in coders/pgx.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted PGX image file.",
"id": "GHSA-86vh-5648-5663",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:44:32Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:44:32Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17883"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/877"
}
],
"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-8793-CXMC-2Q59
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:44 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:44
VLAI
Details
In ImageMagick 7.0.7-12 Q16, there are memory leaks in MontageImageCommand in MagickWand/montage.c.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-18022"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-772"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-01-05T19:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In ImageMagick 7.0.7-12 Q16, there are memory leaks in MontageImageCommand in MagickWand/montage.c.",
"id": "GHSA-8793-cxmc-2q59",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:44:32Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:44:32Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18022"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/904"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102437"
}
],
"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-87XG-3FVC-7H2P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:14 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:14
VLAI
Details
ImageMagick 7.0.6-2 has a memory leak vulnerability in WritePCXImage in coders/pcx.c.
Severity
8.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-12668"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-772"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-08-07T21:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "ImageMagick 7.0.6-2 has a memory leak vulnerability in WritePCXImage in coders/pcx.c.",
"id": "GHSA-87xg-3fvc-7h2p",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:14:42Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:14:42Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12668"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/575"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/2ba8f335fa06daf1165e0878462686028e633a74"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-88HF-9365-WJ27
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:47 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:47
VLAI
Details
In ImageMagick 7.0.5-6, the ReadBMPImage function in bmp.c:1379 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-8830"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-772"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-05-08T06:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In ImageMagick 7.0.5-6, the ReadBMPImage function in bmp.c:1379 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file.",
"id": "GHSA-88hf-9365-wj27",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:47:43Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:47:43Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8830"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/467"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3863"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98687"
}
],
"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-892Q-VR75-R4J3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-02-05 18:34 – Updated: 2025-02-05 18:34
VLAI
Details
When BIG-IP PEM Control Plane listener Virtual Server is configured with Diameter Endpoint profile, undisclosed traffic can cause the Virtual Server to stop processing new client connections and an increase in memory resource utilization. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Severity
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-22891"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-772"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-02-05T18:15:31Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "When BIG-IP PEM Control Plane listener Virtual Server is configured with Diameter Endpoint profile, undisclosed traffic can cause the Virtual Server to stop processing new client connections and an increase in memory resource utilization. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.",
"id": "GHSA-892q-vr75-r4j3",
"modified": "2025-02-05T18:34:46Z",
"published": "2025-02-05T18:34:46Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22891"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000139778"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"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:L/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-8987-P6RF-JVMC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-27 03:30 – Updated: 2026-05-27 03:30
VLAI
Details
Tanium addressed a denial of service vulnerability in Tanium Server.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-9156"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-772"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-05-27T02:16:35Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Tanium addressed a denial of service vulnerability in Tanium Server.",
"id": "GHSA-8987-p6rf-jvmc",
"modified": "2026-05-27T03:30:31Z",
"published": "2026-05-27T03:30:31Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9156"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.tanium.com/TAN-2026-013"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-8C5X-65FV-44C8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:17 – Updated: 2022-06-06 00:00
VLAI
Details
In FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE before r360973, 12.1-RELEASE before p5, 11.4-STABLE before r360973, 11.4-BETA1 before p1 and 11.3-RELEASE before p9, the FTP packet handler in libalias incorrectly calculates some packet length allowing disclosure of small amounts of kernel (for kernel NAT) or natd process space (for userspace natd).
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-7455"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-772"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-05-13T16:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE before r360973, 12.1-RELEASE before p5, 11.4-STABLE before r360973, 11.4-BETA1 before p1 and 11.3-RELEASE before p9, the FTP packet handler in libalias incorrectly calculates some packet length allowing disclosure of small amounts of kernel (for kernel NAT) or natd process space (for userspace natd).",
"id": "GHSA-8c5x-65fv-44c8",
"modified": "2022-06-06T00:00:33Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:17:49Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7455"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:13.libalias.asc"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200518-0005"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-661"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-8G85-WHQH-CR2F
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-12-05 18:12 – Updated: 2024-11-19 16:25
VLAI
Summary
Traefik vulnerable to potential DDoS via ACME HTTPChallenge
Details
Impact
There is a potential vulnerability in Traefik managing the ACME HTTP challenge.
When Traefik is configured to use the HTTPChallenge to generate and renew the Let's Encrypt TLS certificates, the delay authorized to solve the challenge (50 seconds) can be exploited by attackers (slowloris attack).
Patches
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.10.6
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.0.0-beta5
Workarounds
Replace the HTTPChallenge with the TLSChallenge or the DNSChallenge.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please open an issue.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Go",
"name": "github.com/traefik/traefik/v2"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.10.6"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Go",
"name": "github.com/traefik/traefik/v3"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "3.0.0-beta5"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-47124"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400",
"CWE-772"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2023-12-05T18:12:37Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2023-12-04T21:15:33Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "## Impact\n\nThere is a potential vulnerability in Traefik managing the ACME HTTP challenge.\n\nWhen Traefik is configured to use the [HTTPChallenge](https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/https/acme/#httpchallenge) to generate and renew the Let\u0027s Encrypt TLS certificates, the delay authorized to solve the challenge (50 seconds) can be exploited by attackers ([slowloris attack](https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/ddos/ddos-attack-tools/slowloris/)).\n \n## Patches\n\n- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.10.6\n- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.0.0-beta5\n\n## Workarounds\n\nReplace the HTTPChallenge with the [TLSChallenge](https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/https/acme/#tlschallenge) or the [DNSChallenge](https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/https/acme/#dnschallenge).\n\n## For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please [open an issue](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/issues).",
"id": "GHSA-8g85-whqh-cr2f",
"modified": "2024-11-19T16:25:35Z",
"published": "2023-12-05T18:12:37Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA-8g85-whqh-cr2f"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47124"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/https/acme/#dnschallenge"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/https/acme/#httpchallenge"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/https/acme/#tlschallenge"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/traefik/traefik"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.10.6"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.0.0-beta5"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/ddos/ddos-attack-tools/slowloris"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Traefik vulnerable to potential DDoS via ACME HTTPChallenge"
}
GHSA-8GMW-3FCX-GM64
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:17 – Updated: 2024-03-21 03:33
VLAI
Details
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.6. svm_cpu_uninit in arch/x86/kvm/svm.c has a memory leak, aka CID-d80b64ff297e.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-12768"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-401",
"CWE-772"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-05-09T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.6. svm_cpu_uninit in arch/x86/kvm/svm.c has a memory leak, aka CID-d80b64ff297e.",
"id": "GHSA-8gmw-3fcx-gm64",
"modified": "2024-03-21T03:33:55Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:17:33Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12768"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1171736#c3"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.6"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d80b64ff297e40c2b6f7d7abc1b3eba70d22a068"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4411-1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4412-1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4413-1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4699"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-8HVW-VW2F-MVVG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:42 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:43
VLAI
Details
GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has a memory leak vulnerability in the function CloneImage in magick/image.c.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-13066"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-772"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-08-22T06:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has a memory leak vulnerability in the function CloneImage in magick/image.c.",
"id": "GHSA-8hvw-vw2f-mvvg",
"modified": "2025-04-20T03:43:44Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:42:59Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13066"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/430"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100463"
}
],
"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"
}
]
}
Mitigation MIT-3
Requirements
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
Implementation
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
Operation
Architecture and Design
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.