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CWE-769: DEPRECATED: Uncontrolled File Descriptor Consumption

Weakness ID: 769
Vulnerability Mapping: PROHIBITEDThis CWE ID must not be used to map to real-world vulnerabilities
Abstraction: BaseBase - a weakness that is still mostly independent of a resource or technology, but with sufficient details to provide specific methods for detection and prevention. Base level weaknesses typically describe issues in terms of 2 or 3 of the following dimensions: behavior, property, technology, language, and resource.
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+ Description
This entry has been deprecated because it was a duplicate of CWE-774. All content has been transferred to CWE-774.
+ Vulnerability Mapping Notes

Usage: PROHIBITED

(this CWE ID must not be used to map to real-world vulnerabilities)

Reason: Deprecated

Rationale:

This CWE has been deprecated.

Comments:

See description and name for possible suggestions of other CWEs to consider.
+ Content History
+ Submissions
Submission DateSubmitterOrganization
2009-05-08
(CWE 1.4, 2009-05-27)		CWE Content TeamMITRE
+ Modifications
Modification DateModifierOrganization
2010-04-05CWE Content TeamMITRE
updated Potential_Mitigations
2010-06-21CWE Content TeamMITRE
updated Description
2010-12-13CWE Content TeamMITRE
updated Description
2013-02-21CWE Content TeamMITRE
updated Maintenance_Notes
2015-12-07CWE Content TeamMITRE
updated Relationships
2017-11-08CWE Content TeamMITRE
updated Alternate_Terms, Description, Likelihood_of_Exploit, Name, Relationships, Type
2019-01-03CWE Content TeamMITRE
updated Alternate_Terms, Description, Likelihood_of_Exploit, Name, Potential_Mitigations, References, Relationships, Time_of_Introduction, Type
2023-06-29CWE Content TeamMITRE
updated Mapping_Notes
+ Previous Entry Names
Change DatePrevious Entry Name
2017-11-08File Descriptor Exhaustion
2019-01-03Uncontrolled File Descriptor Consumption
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