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The software allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of credentials.

Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.

The software does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory.

The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.

The product exposes a resource to the wrong control sphere, providing unintended actors with inappropriate access to the resource.

The program contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

The software transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.

The application stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.

The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data.