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Objective-C : Incorrect memory management

Classification

OWASP Mobile Top 10 2016
M7-Poor Code Quality
CWE
CWE-911

Overview

The release, retain, autorelease, drain messages must be sent to instances of the class, not to the class directly. Sending messages to the class directly, but not to the instance, may lead to undefined behavior.

References

  1. CWE-911: Improper Update of Reference Count
  2. Wikipedia: Reference counting
  3. Mobile Top 10 2016-M7-Poor Code Quality
MEDIUM

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See also

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Objective-C : Internal information leak

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Objective-C : Weak hashing algorithm

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Objective-C : Unsafe reflection