CWE-775
Missing Release of File Descriptor or Handle after Effective Lifetime
Description
The product does not release a file descriptor or handle after its effective lifetime has ended, i.e., after the file descriptor/handle is no longer needed.
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CVEs mapped to this weakness (5)
| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2016-8819 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Dec 16, 2016 | All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape where a handle to a kernel object may be returned to the user, leading to possible denial of service or escalation of privileges. | ||
| CVE-2024-24444 | Hig | 0.49 | 7.5 | 0.00 | Jan 21, 2025 | Improper file descriptor handling for closed connections in OpenAirInterface CN5G AMF (oai-cn5g-amf) up to v2.0.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by repeatedly establishing SCTP connections with the N2 interface. | ||
| CVE-2017-8452 | Hig | 0.49 | 7.5 | 0.01 | Jun 16, 2017 | Kibana versions prior to 5.2.1 configured for SSL client access, file descriptors will fail to be cleaned up after certain requests and will accumulate over time until the process crashes. | ||
| CVE-2025-53476 | Med | 0.34 | 5.3 | 0.00 | Oct 7, 2025 | A denial of service vulnerability exists in the ModbusTCP server functionality of OpenPLC _v3 a931181e8b81e36fadf7b74d5cba99b73c3f6d58. A specially crafted series of network connections can lead to the server not processing subsequent Modbus requests. An attacker can open a… | ||
| CVE-2026-45287 | Low | 0.07 | — | 0.00 | Jun 4, 2026 | OpenTelemetry-Go is the Go implementation of OpenTelemetry. Prior to version 0.0.17, `go.opentelemetry.io/otel/schema/v1.0` and `go.opentelemetry.io/otel/schema/v1.1` leaks one file descriptor on each successful `ParseFile` call. `ParseFile` opens the schema file and passes it… |
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape where a handle to a kernel object may be returned to the user, leading to possible denial of service or escalation of privileges.
- risk 0.49cvss 7.5epss 0.00
Improper file descriptor handling for closed connections in OpenAirInterface CN5G AMF (oai-cn5g-amf) up to v2.0.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by repeatedly establishing SCTP connections with the N2 interface.
- risk 0.49cvss 7.5epss 0.01
Kibana versions prior to 5.2.1 configured for SSL client access, file descriptors will fail to be cleaned up after certain requests and will accumulate over time until the process crashes.
- risk 0.34cvss 5.3epss 0.00
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the ModbusTCP server functionality of OpenPLC _v3 a931181e8b81e36fadf7b74d5cba99b73c3f6d58. A specially crafted series of network connections can lead to the server not processing subsequent Modbus requests. An attacker can open a…
- risk 0.07cvss —epss 0.00
OpenTelemetry-Go is the Go implementation of OpenTelemetry. Prior to version 0.0.17, `go.opentelemetry.io/otel/schema/v1.0` and `go.opentelemetry.io/otel/schema/v1.1` leaks one file descriptor on each successful `ParseFile` call. `ParseFile` opens the schema file and passes it…