CWE-586
Explicit Call to Finalize()
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The product makes an explicit call to the finalize() method from outside the finalizer.
Status
draft
Abstraction
base
Affected Platforms
Java
Extended Description
AI Translation
While the Java Language Specification allows an object's finalize() method to be called from outside the finalizer, doing so is usually a bad idea. For example, calling finalize() explicitly means that finalize() will be called more than once: the first time will be the explicit call and the last time will be the call that is made after the object is garbage collected.
Technical Details
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Common Consequences
integrity
other
Impacts
unexpected state
quality degradation
Detection Methods
automated static analysis
Potential Mitigations
Phases:
implementation
testing
Descriptions:
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Do not make explicit calls to finalize(). Use static analysis tools to spot such instances.