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C or C++ : Lack of virtual desctructor

Classification

CWE
CWE-1045

Overview

Creating a polymorphic class without virtual destructor may lead to memory leak.

References

  1. Virtual Destructor
  2. Inheritance and Polymorphism in C
  3. CWE-1045: Parent Class with a Virtual Destructor and a Child Class without a Virtual Destructor
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