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Failing to properly close files may allow unintended access to system resources, or exhaust system resources.

Rule

Severity

Likelihood

Remediation Cost

Priority

Level

FIO42-C

2 (medium)

1 (unlikely)

2 (medium)

P4

L3

References

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\[[Dowd 06|AA. C References#Dowd 06]\] Chapter 10, "UNIX Processes" (File Descriptor Leaks 582-587)
\[[CWE 403|http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/403.html]\] UNIX File Descriptor Leaks