CWE-833
Deadlock
Description
The product contains multiple threads or executable segments that are waiting for each other to release a necessary lock, resulting in deadlock.
Parent Weaknesses (ChildOf)
Common Consequences
Scope
Impact
DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU), DoS: Resource Consumption (Other), DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
CVE-1999-1476A bug in some Intel Pentium processors allow DoS (hang) via an invalid "CMPXCHG8B" instruction, causing a deadlock
CVE-2009-2857OS deadlock
CVE-2009-1961OS deadlock involving 3 separate functions
CVE-2009-2699deadlock in library
CVE-2009-4272deadlock triggered by packets that force collisions in a routing table
CVE-2002-1850read/write deadlock between web server and script
CVE-2004-0174web server deadlock involving multiple listening connections
CVE-2009-1388multiple simultaneous calls to the same function trigger deadlock.
CVE-2006-5158chain: other weakness leads to NULL pointer dereference (CWE-476) or deadlock (CWE-833).
CVE-2006-4342deadlock when an operation is performed on a resource while it is being removed.
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Applicable Platforms
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