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Resource Management Errors

CVE-2011-1845

High
7.8/10

Summary

Multiple memory leaks in the DataGrid control implementation in Microsoft Silverlight 4 before 4.0.60310.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an application involving (1) subscriptions to an INotifyDataErrorInfo.ErrorsChanged event or (2) a TextBlock or TextBox element.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • COMPLETE

CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Resource management errors is not a weakness in and of itself, rather it is a category of weaknesses related to improper management of system resources. If not addressed, the weaknesses in this category can lead to unexpected software behavior, loss of access, file modification, sensitive information disclosure, system crash, denial of service, and code execution.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published