Weakness (CWE)
CWE-416: Use After Free
The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
How to prevent it (2 mitigations)
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Architecture and Design
Choose a language that provides automatic memory management.
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Implementation
When freeing pointers, be sure to set them to NULL once they are freed. However, the utilization of multiple or complex data structures may lower the usefulness of this strategy.
Source: MITRE CWE-416
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Low 2.0
Nokogiri: Possible Use-After-Free when setting an attribute value via `Nokogiri::XML::Node#[]=` or `#lang=`
Nokogiri is an open source XML and HTML library for the Ruby programming language. Prior to 1.19.5, the CRuby native extension can leave Ruby wrappers pointing to freed memory when Nokogiri::XML::Node#[]= or Nokogiri::XML::Node#lang= replaces an existing attr…
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Low 2.5
A Use-After-Free (UAF) vulnerability exists in the EVS HAL, allowing a privileged client to free a `buffer_handle_t` wh…
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Low 2.5
Tanium addressed a use-after-free vulnerability in Threat Response Client Extension.
Tanium addressed a use-after-free vulnerability in Threat Response Client Extension.
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Low 2.1
Use-after-free vulnerability in QNetworkAccessManager HTTP/2 support impacts Qt
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Qt QNetworkAccessManager HTTP/2 client support of the Qt Network module allows a malicious or compromised HTTP/2 server to cause the client application to crash, affecting availability.
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Low 3.6
Libarchive: libarchive: use-after-free via aliased mac metadata copy
A flaw was found in libarchive. An attacker can cause a Denial of Service (DoS) or potential information disclosure due to a use-after-free vulnerability, which occurs when a program reads memory that has already been released. This issue arises when the arch…
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Low 3.7
ImageMagick before 6.9.13-57 and 7.x before 7.1.2-32 Use After Free in PDF Writer via JPEG2000
ImageMagick before 6.9.13-57 and 7.x before 7.1.2-32 contains a use after free vulnerability in the PDF writer when writing CMYK images with JPEG2000 compression. Attackers can supply a crafted CMYK image that, when written to PDF with JPEG2000 compression, c…
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Low 2.3
Heap use-after-free on read during bidirectional (D)TLS shutdown
In all builds that make use of (D)TLS, including default builds, there is a series of conditional states during the TLS shutdown which could lead to a heap-use-after free. If an application ended up getting a partial wolfSSL_read() which is sometimes caused b…
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Low 3.3
Ghidra through 12.1.4 Heap Use-After-Free in Decompiler
Ghidra versions through 12.1.4 contain a heap use-after-free vulnerability in the decompiler's Funcdata::opInsertAfter function caused by stale INDIRECT effect-op references. Attackers can craft a malicious binary with a specific x86-64 sequence that triggers…
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Low 3.7
Exim before 4.100.1, when certain non-default TLS settings are used with GnuTLS, has a use-after-free.
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Low 2.9
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-31 Use After Free via ImagesToBlob
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-31 and before 6.9.13-56 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the ImagesToBlob method, caused by a pointer that is not updated correctly. Exploitation may result in a limited availability impact (e.g., a crash of the affected pro…
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Low 3.3
GPAC Proto Link mpeg4_inline.c gf_inline_get_proto_lib use after free
A security flaw has been discovered in GPAC 26.08-DEV. This affects the function gf_inline_get_proto_lib of the file src/compositor/mpeg4_inline.c of the component Proto Link Handler. The manipulation results in use after free. The attack requires a local app…
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Low 3.3
GPAC BIFS commands.c gf_sg_command_del use after free
A vulnerability was identified in GPAC 26.08-DEV. The impacted element is the function gf_sg_command_del of the file src/scenegraph/commands.c of the component BIFS Handler. The manipulation leads to use after free. The attack needs to be performed locally. T…
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Low 3.3
GPAC MP4Box base_scenegraph.c gf_node_deactivate_ex use after free
A vulnerability was determined in GPAC 26.08-DEV. The affected element is the function gf_node_deactivate_ex of the file src/scenegraph/base_scenegraph.c of the component MP4Box. Executing a manipulation can lead to use after free. The attack needs to be laun…
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Low 3.1
Use after free in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.47 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the render…
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Low 3.1
FreeRDP before 3.31.0 Use-After-Free via smartcard worker
FreeRDP before 3.31.0 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the smartcard RDPDR device handler when worker thread creation fails after device registration. Attackers can trigger thread creation failure during channel setup to cause device pointer dealloc…
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Low 3.3
GPAC MP4Box base_scenegraph.c gf_node_deactivate_ex use after free
A vulnerability was identified in GPAC 26.07.0. This affects the function gf_node_deactivate_ex of the file scenegraph/base_scenegraph.c of the component MP4Box. Such manipulation leads to use after free. The attack must be carried out locally. The exploit is…
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Low 3.3
GPAC MP4Box base_scenegraph.c gf_node_unregister use after free
A vulnerability was found in GPAC 26.07.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the function gf_node_unregister of the file scenegraph/base_scenegraph.c of the component MP4Box. The manipulation results in use after free. The attack is only possible with local a…
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Low 3.1
Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer…
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Low 3.3
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 Heap-use-after-free via Layer
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 and 6.9.x before 6.9.13-55 contains a heap-use-after-free vulnerability in the Layer method of PerlMagick. An attacker who supplies a crafted list of images can trigger memory access after deallocation, resulting in a crash (denial…
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Low 3.3
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 Heap-use-after-free via GetList
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 and 6.9.x before 6.9.13-55 contains a heap-use-after-free vulnerability in the GetList method of PerlMagick. A crafted call to the GetList method can trigger the use-after-free, resulting in a crash (denial of service).
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Low 2.2
valkey-io valkey Blocked-on-keys blocked.c handleClientsBlockedOnKey use after free
A security flaw has been discovered in valkey-io valkey 9.1.0. The affected element is the function handleClientsBlockedOnKey of the file src/blocked.c of the component Blocked-on-keys Subsystem. The manipulation results in use after free. The attack may be p…
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Low 3.3
UAF vulnerability in the time and time zone module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect av…
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Low 3.1
Security vulnerabilities have been found in IBM Verify Identity Access and IBM Security Verify Access
IBM Security Verify Access 10.0 through 10.0.9.2 and IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0 through 11.0.3 and IBM Verify Identity Access Container 11.0 through 11.0.3 and IBM Security Verify Access Container 10.0 through 10.0.9.2 Reverse Proxy in certain configurat…
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Low 3.3
Vim: Use-after-free in JSON Decoding
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. From 9.2.0511 until 9.2.0844, json_decode_item() in src/json.c can retain a stale pointer after json_decode_string() invokes channel_fill() to refill and free the current buffer, causing the error path to read …
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Low 3.6
Use-after-free race in kernel `k_queue_peek_head/tail` due to missing spinlock
The kernel queue helper z_queue_node_peek() in kernel/queue.c dereferences a node taken from a queue's data_q list, reading the node's flag byte and, for items enqueued via k_queue_alloc_append/alloc_prepend, the data pointer of an internally allocated alloc_…
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Low 2.1
MessagePack::Buffer#clear Use-After-Free that Enables Cross-Buffer Disclosure
MessagePack for Ruby is an implementation of the MessagePack binary serialization format. Prior to 1.8.2, MessagePack::Buffer#clear in ext/msgpack/buffer.c leaves rmem_last, rmem_end, and rmem_owner stale after _msgpack_buffer_shift_chunk returns an rmem page…
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Low 2.0
sqlite3-ruby has Use-After-Free in SQLite Aggregate Function Callbacks
sqlite3 provides Ruby bindings for the SQLite3 embedded database. From 2.1.0 to 2.9.4, the callbacks used for SQLite aggregate functions can be freed while still referenced during aggregation, resulting in a use-after-free. This issue is fixed in version 2.9.…
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Low 2.0
sqlite3-ruby has Use-After-Free When Redefining SQLite Functions with Different Arity
sqlite3 provides Ruby bindings for the SQLite3 embedded database. In version 2.9.4 and earlier, redefining a SQLite function with a different arity frees the previously registered function handler while SQLite may still reference it, resulting in a use-after-…
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Low 3.7
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Use-After-Free via freetype
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51 contains a use-after-free vulnerability that occurs when freetype initialization fails: the method does not exit and continues to use memory that was already freed. This can be triggered during image processing and ma…
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Low 3.7
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Use-After-Free in FormatMagickCaption
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the FormatMagickCaption method when memory allocation fails. Attackers can trigger memory allocation failures to cause a dangling pointer to reference freed memory, potentially enabling de…
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Low 3.7
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Heap Use-After-Free via XMP
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 contains a heap use-after-free vulnerability caused by missing null check when parsing XMP profiles. Attackers can craft malicious image files with specially crafted XMP data to trigger the vulnerability and cause application crash…
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Low 3.7
ImageMagick - Use-After-Free Write in PDB Decoder
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-15 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the PDB decoder that uses a stale pointer when memory allocation fails. Attackers can trigger this vulnerability by processing malicious PDB files to cause crashes or write a single zero b…
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Low 3.3
Open5GS AMF context.c amf_context_final use after free
A security flaw has been discovered in Open5GS 2.7.7. This affects the function amf_context_final of the file src/amf/context.c of the component AMF. Performing a manipulation results in use after free. The attack is only possible with local access. The explo…
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Low 3.3
radareorg radare2 cfile.c r_core_bin_load use after free
A security vulnerability has been detected in radareorg radare2 up to 6.1.6. Affected by this vulnerability is the function r_core_bin_load of the file libr/core/cfile.c. Such manipulation leads to use after free. The attack needs to be performed locally. The…
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Low 3.3
radareorg radare2 regprofile disasm.c r_core_seek_arch_bits use after free
A weakness has been identified in radareorg radare2 up to 6.1.6. Impacted is the function r_core_seek_arch_bits of the file libr/core/disasm.c of the component regprofile Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to use after free. The attack requires local …
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Low 2.1
Oj: Use-After-Free in Oj::Parser SAJ Callback via Input Mutation
Oj (Optimized JSON) is a JSON parser and Object marshaller packaged as a Ruby gem. In versions prior to 3.17.2,Oj::Parser#parse is vulnerable to a heap use-after-free when a SAJ/SAJ2 callback mutates the input JSON string during parsing. The C engine holds a …
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Low 2.1
Oj : Use-After-Free in Oj::Doc Iterators via Reentrant Close
Oj (Optimized JSON) is a JSON parser and Object marshaller packaged as a Ruby gem. Prior to 3.17.2, Oj::Doc iterators (each_value, each_child, each_leaf) were vulnerable to a heap use-after-free. When a Ruby block yielded during iteration calls doc.close or d…
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Low 2.3
Use-after-free in PQC hybrid key-share handling
Use-after-free in PQC hybrid key-share handling. This is an incomplete-fix follow-up to CVE-2026-5460 (released in 5.9.1): a malicious TLS 1.3 server sending a truncated PQC hybrid KeyShare can still trigger the error cleanup path to operate on freed memory.
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Low 2.2
Nokogiri: Possible Use-After-Free in XInclude Processing
Nokogiri is an open source XML and HTML library for the Ruby programming language. Prior to 1.19.4, XInclude substitution performed by Nokogiri::XML::Node#do_xinclude replaced each <xi:include> in place, freeing the include node along with its children (such …
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Low 1.7
Nokogiri: Possible Use-After-Free when directly using `NokogirI::XML::XPathContext` beyond document lifetime
Nokogiri is an open source XML and HTML library for the Ruby programming language. Prior to 1.19.4, Nokogiri::XML::XPathContext did not keep its source document alive for garbage collection. If an XPathContext outlived its document and the document was collec…