Improper resource allocation - Memory leak

Description

The system may not be able to release inbound and outbound flow resources that have been opened, because they are not explicitly closed within the source code.

Impact

Exhaust server resources.

Recommendation

Outflows must be explicitly shut down immediately after use.

Threat

Anonymous attacker from the Internet.

Expected Remediation Time

⌚ minutes.

Score

Default score using CVSS 3.1. It may change depending on the context of the src.

Base

• Attack vector: N
• Attack complexity: H
• Privileges required: N
• User interaction: N
• Scope: U
• Confidentiality: N
• Integrity: N
• Availability: L

Temporal

• Exploit code madurity: U
• Remediation level: X
• Report confidence: X

Result

• Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:X/RC:X
• Score:
  • Base: 3.7
  • Temporal: 3.4
• Severity:
  • Base: Low
  • Temporal: Low

Requirements

• 072.Set maximum response time
• 158.Use a secure programming language
• 164.Use optimized structures
• 173.Discard unsafe inputs

Fixes

• PHP
• Scala
• Swift
• Go
• Java
• C-Sharp
• Dart
• Ruby
• Elixir
• TypeScript
• Python

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