Exposure of File Descriptor to Unintended Control Sphere ('File Descriptor Leak')

Properties

id: d3f:CWE-403

name
Exposure of File Descriptor to Unintended Control Sphere ('File Descriptor Leak')
definition
A process does not close sensitive file descriptors before invoking a child process, which allows the child to perform unauthorized I/O operations using those descriptors.
synonyms
File descriptor leak
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