CWE-908
Use of Uninitialized Resource
The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized.
Mitigation
Phase: Implementation
Description:
- Explicitly initialize the resource before use. If this is performed through an API function or standard procedure, follow all required steps.
Mitigation
Phase: Implementation
Description:
- Pay close attention to complex conditionals that affect initialization, since some branches might not perform the initialization.
Mitigation
Phase: Implementation
Description:
- Avoid race conditions (CWE-362) during initialization routines.
Mitigation
Phase: Build and Compilation
Description:
- Run or compile the product with settings that generate warnings about uninitialized variables or data.
No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.