CWE-404 Improper Resource Shutdown or Release vulnerability exists that could cause partial Denial of Service on Machine Expert protocol when an unauthenticated attacker sends malicious payload to occupy active communication channels.
Weakness
The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use.
Potential Mitigations
- Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
- For example, languages such as Java, Ruby, and Lisp perform automatic garbage collection that releases memory for objects that have been deallocated.
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/130.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/131.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/494.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/495.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/496.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/666.html
References
- https://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2026-069-01\u0026p_enDocType=Security+and+Safety+Notice\u0026p_File_Name=SEVD-2026-069-01.pdf