File Descriptor Exhaustion
Description The software can be influenced by an attacker to open more files than are supported by the system. Extended DescriptionThere are at least three distinct scenarios which can commonly lead to file descriptor exhaustion:Lack of throttling for the number of open file descriptorsLosing all references to a file descriptor before reaching the shutdown stageNot closing file descriptors after processing Likelihood of Exploit: Low to Medium Applicable PlatformsNone Time Of Introduction
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