CWE-910 - Use of Expired File Descriptor
- Abstraction:Base
- Structure:Simple
- Status:Incomplete
- Release Date:2013-02-21
- Latest Modification Date:2023-06-29
Weakness Name
Use of Expired File Descriptor
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
Scope: Confidentiality
Impact: Read Files or Directories
Notes: The program could read data from the wrong file.
Scope: Availability
Impact: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
Notes: Accessing a file descriptor that has been closed can cause a crash.
