CWE-586

Explicit Call to Finalize()

Medium

Description

The product makes an explicit call to the finalize() method from outside the finalizer.

Potential Impact

Integrity: Unexpected State

How to Fix

Implementation

Do not make explicit calls to finalize(). Use static analysis tools to spot such instances.

Detection Methods

Automated Static Analysis: Automated static analysis, commonly referred to as Static Application Security Testing (SAST), can find some instances of this weakness by analyzing source code (or binary/compiled code) without havin...

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References

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