Variant weakness
Draft
CWE-382: J2EE Bad Practices: Use of System.exit()
A J2EE application uses System.exit(), which also shuts down its container.
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Recorded CVEs
With this primary weakness
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KEVs
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Likelihood of exploit
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Overview
It is never a good idea for a web application to attempt to shut down the application container. Access to a function that can shut down the application is an avenue for Denial of Service (DoS) attacks.
Common consequences
What can happen when CWE-382 is exploited.