CWE-762Mismatched Memory Management Routines

Description

The product attempts to return a memory resource to the system, but it calls a release function that is not compatible with the function that was originally used to allocate that resource.

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Common consequences

• Integrity,Availability,Confidentiality→Modify Memory,DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart,Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands

Potential mitigations

• Implementation
  Only call matching memory management functions. Do not mix and match routines. For example, when you allocate a buffer with malloc(), dispose of the original pointer with free().
• Implementation
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• Architecture and Design
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• Architecture and Design
  Use a language that provides abstractions for memory allocation and deallocation.

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