Nazwa: Improper Update of Reference Count

The product uses a reference count to manage a resource, but it does not update or incorrectly updates the reference count.

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Implementation

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Język

Nazwa: C (Sometimes)
Nazwa: C++ (Sometimes)
Klasa: Not Language-Specific (Undetermined)

Typowe konsekwencje

Zakres	Wpływ	Prawdopodobieństwo
Availability	DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory), DoS: Resource Consumption (Other) Uwaga: If an adversary can prevent a reference count from reaching zero, then resources might not be released when they are supposed to, thus causing resources to become scarce for future needs.	High
Availability	DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart Uwaga: If an adversary can cause a reference count to reach zero when the resource is still in use, then a resource might be released before it is supposed to be, possibly forcing an error that causes the product to crash or exit out of its current operation.	Low

Zaobserwowane przykłady

Odniesienia	Opis
CVE-2002-0574	Chain: reference count is not decremented, leading to memory leak in OS by sending ICMP packets.
CVE-2004-0114	Reference count for shared memory not decremented when a function fails, potentially allowing unprivileged users to read kernel memory.
CVE-2006-3741	Chain: improper reference count tracking leads to file descriptor consumption
CVE-2007-1383	Chain: integer overflow in reference counter causes the same variable to be destroyed twice.
CVE-2007-1700	Incorrect reference count calculation leads to improper object destruction and code execution.
CVE-2008-2136	Chain: incorrect update of reference count leads to memory leak.
CVE-2008-2785	chain/composite: use of incorrect data type for a reference counter allows an overflow of the counter, leading to a free of memory that is still in use.
CVE-2008-5410	Improper reference counting leads to failure of cryptographic operations.
CVE-2009-1709	Chain: improper reference counting in a garbage collection routine leads to use-after-free
CVE-2009-3553	Chain: reference count not correctly maintained when client disconnects during a large operation, leading to a use-after-free.
CVE-2009-3624	Reference count not always incremented, leading to crash or code execution.
CVE-2010-0176	improper reference counting leads to expired pointer dereference.
CVE-2010-0623	OS kernel increments reference count twice but only decrements once, leading to resource consumption and crash.
CVE-2010-2549	OS kernel driver allows code execution
CVE-2010-4593	improper reference counting leads to exhaustion of IP addresses
CVE-2011-0695	Race condition causes reference counter to be decremented prematurely, leading to the destruction of still-active object and an invalid pointer dereference.
CVE-2012-4787	improper reference counting leads to use-after-free

Uwagi dotyczące mapowania podatności

Uzasadnienie : This CWE entry is at the Base level of abstraction, which is a preferred level of abstraction for mapping to the root causes of vulnerabilities.
Komentarz : Carefully read both the name and description to ensure that this mapping is an appropriate fit. Do not try to 'force' a mapping to a lower-level Base/Variant simply to comply with this preferred level of abstraction.

Odniesienia

REF-884

Windows Kernel Reference Count Vulnerabilities - Case Study
Mateusz "j00ru" Jurczyk.
https://j00ru.vexillium.org/slides/2012/zeronights.pdf

Zgłoszenie

Nazwa	Organizacja	Data	Data wydania	Version
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2012-12-21 +00:00	2013-02-21 +00:00	2.4

Modyfikacje

Nazwa	Organizacja	Data	Komentarz
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2019-06-20 +00:00	updated Type
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2020-02-24 +00:00	updated Relationships, Type
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2023-01-31 +00:00	updated Description
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2023-04-27 +00:00	updated References, Relationships
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2023-06-29 +00:00	updated Mapping_Notes
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2025-04-03 +00:00	updated Common_Consequences
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2026-10-28 +00:00	updated Background_Details, Common_Consequences, Description

Szczegóły CWE-911

CWE-911