CWE-665: Improper Initialization, page 8
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The product does not initialize or incorrectly initializes a resource.
What the weakness is: CWE-665 at MITRE. All weaknesses
Related attack patterns (CAPEC): 2
- CAPEC-26 Leveraging Race Conditions Likelihood: High · Severity: High
- CAPEC-29 Leveraging Time-of-Check and Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) Race Conditions Likelihood: High · Severity: High
The attack patterns MITRE's CAPEC relates to CWE-665, as MITRE names them. Credits.
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