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.
567 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-7VPH-W5XF-WRVP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:44 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:44
VLAI
Details
** DISPUTED ** LibTIFF 4.0.8 has multiple memory leak vulnerabilities, which allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), as demonstrated by tif_open.c, tif_lzw.c, and tif_aux.c. NOTE: Third parties were unable to reproduce the issue.
Severity
7.5 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-16232"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-772"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-03-21T15:59:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "** DISPUTED ** LibTIFF 4.0.8 has multiple memory leak vulnerabilities, which allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), as demonstrated by tif_open.c, tif_lzw.c, and tif_aux.c. NOTE: Third parties were unable to reproduce the issue.",
"id": "GHSA-7vph-w5xf-wrvp",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:44:04Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:44:04Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16232"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00036.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00041.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150896/LibTIFF-4.0.8-Memory-Leak.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/32"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/47"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/11"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/3"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/7"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/8"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101696"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-7WM8-Q47F-8WJH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:44 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:44
VLAI
Details
In ImageMagick 7.0.6-10 Q16, a memory leak vulnerability was found in the function ReadMATImage in coders/mat.c, which allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-18029"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-772"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-01-12T20:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In ImageMagick 7.0.6-10 Q16, a memory leak vulnerability was found in the function ReadMATImage in coders/mat.c, which allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.",
"id": "GHSA-7wm8-q47f-8wjh",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:44:34Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:44:34Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18029"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/691"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102519"
}
],
"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-83MJ-HG89-WFF4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:44 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:50
VLAI
Details
In ImageMagick 7.0.7-12 Q16, a memory leak vulnerability was found in the function ReadXPMImage in coders/xpm.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted XPM image file.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-17882"
],
"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 ReadXPMImage in coders/xpm.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted XPM image file.",
"id": "GHSA-83mj-hg89-wff4",
"modified": "2025-04-20T03:50:34Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:44:32Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17882"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/880"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1"
}
],
"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-865C-CF27-V75V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:44 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:50
VLAI
Details
In ImageMagick 7.0.7-12 Q16, a memory leak vulnerability was found in the function ReadPICTImage in coders/pict.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted PICT image file.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-17885"
],
"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 ReadPICTImage in coders/pict.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted PICT image file.",
"id": "GHSA-865c-cf27-v75v",
"modified": "2025-04-20T03:50:34Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:44:31Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17885"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/879"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1"
}
],
"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-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"
}
]
}
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.