CWE-774 (Allocation of File Descriptors or Handles Without Limits or Throttling) documents a weakness type used across vulnerability databases and security assessments. Use the sections below for definition, context, and mapped CVEs.
The product allocates file descriptors or handles on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on how many descriptors can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.
| Kind | Name | Class | Prevalence | OS / CPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language | — | Not Language-Specific | Undetermined | — |
These CVEs are mapped to this weakness in this database and kept for traceability and search.
| CVE | Published | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-27887 | 2026-02-26 | Spin is an open source developer tool for building and running serverless applications powered by WebAssembly. When Spin is configured to allow connections to a database or web server which could retu… |
| CVE-2026-27204 | 2026-02-24 | Wasmtime is a runtime for WebAssembly. Prior to versions 24.0.6, 36.0.6, 4.0.04, 41.0.4, and 42.0.0, Wasmtime's implementation of WASI host interfaces are susceptible to guest-controlled resource exha… |
| CVE-2024-48848 | 2025-05-22 | Large content vulnerabilities are present in ASPECT exposing a device to disk overutilization on a system if administrator credentials become compromisedThis issue affects ASPECT-Enterprise: through 3… |
| CVE-2018-1000538 | 2018-06-26 | Minio Inc. Minio S3 server version prior to RELEASE.2018-05-16T23-35-33Z contains a Allocation of Memory Without Limits or Throttling (similar to CWE-774) vulnerability in write-to-RAM that can result… |
| Date | Name | Version | Importance | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-04-05 | CWE Content Team | 1.8.1 | — | updated Potential_Mitigations |
| 2011-06-01 | CWE Content Team | 1.13 | — | updated Common_Consequences |
| 2012-05-11 | CWE Content Team | 2.2 | — | updated References, Relationships |
| 2012-10-30 | CWE Content Team | 2.3 | — | updated Potential_Mitigations |
| 2014-07-30 | CWE Content Team | 2.8 | — | updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings |
| 2015-12-07 | CWE Content Team | 2.9 | — | updated Relationships |
| 2017-11-08 | CWE Content Team | 3.0 | — | updated Likelihood_of_Exploit, Relationships |
| 2019-01-03 | CWE Content Team | 3.2 | — | updated Alternate_Terms, Relationships, Theoretical_Notes |
| 2019-06-20 | CWE Content Team | 3.3 | — | updated Relationships |
| 2020-02-24 | CWE Content Team | 4.0 | — | updated Relationships |
| 2023-01-31 | CWE Content Team | 4.10 | — | updated Description |
| 2023-04-27 | CWE Content Team | 4.11 | — | updated Relationships |
| 2023-06-29 | CWE Content Team | 4.12 | — | updated Mapping_Notes |
| 2025-12-11 | CWE Content Team | 4.19 | — | updated Applicable_Platforms, Detection_Factors, Weakness_Ordinalities |