Common Weakness Enumeration
CWE Definition / CWE-771
CWE-771: Missing Reference to Active Allocated Resource
The product does not properly maintain a reference to a resource that has been allocated, which prevents the resource from being reclaimed.
Published:13 May 2009
Organization:MITRE
Modified:11 Dec 2025
Related Weakness
CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
