J2EE Bad Practices: System.exit()

#REDIRECT Failure to follow guideline/specification

Last revision (mm/dd/yy): 04/7/2009

Description

It is never a good idea for a web application to attempt to shut down the application container. A call to System.exit() is probably part of leftover debug code or code imported from a non-J2EE application.

Risk Factors

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Examples

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Related Attacks

• Attack 1
• Attack 2

Related Vulnerabilities

• Vulnerability 1
• Vulnerabiltiy 2

Related Controls

• Control 1
• Control 2

Related Technical Impacts

• Technical Impact 1
• Technical Impact 2

References

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