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 Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.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
6,534 results · Feed
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High 8.3
Use after free in Receiver in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed an adjacent attacker to execute arbitrary co…
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High 8.3
Use after free in Cast in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed an adjacent attacker to potentially execute arbi…
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Critical 9.6
Use after free in ANGLE in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbi…
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Critical 9.6
Use after free in WebGL in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code out…
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Critical 9.6
Use after free in WebGL in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbi…
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Medium 6.5
A use-after-free in the SocketDescriptor::tcpReadHandler1 function (liveMedia/RTPInterface.cpp) of LIVE555 Streaming Me…
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Medium 5.5
Acrobat Reader | Use After Free (CWE-416)
Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a vic…
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High 7.8
Acrobat Reader | Use After Free (CWE-416)
Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
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High 7.8
Acrobat Reader | Use After Free (CWE-416)
Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
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High 7.8
Acrobat Reader | Use After Free (CWE-416)
Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
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High 7.8
Acrobat Reader | Use After Free (CWE-416)
Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
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High 7.8
Acrobat Reader | Use After Free (CWE-416)
Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
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Medium 5.5
Acrobat Reader | Use After Free (CWE-416)
Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a vic…
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High 7.8
Acrobat Reader | Use After Free (CWE-416)
Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
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High 7.8
Acrobat Reader | Use After Free (CWE-416)
Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
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High 7.8
Acrobat Reader | Use After Free (CWE-416)
Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
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High 7.8
Acrobat Reader | Use After Free (CWE-416)
Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
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High 8.1
Windows Message Queuing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Message Queuing allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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High 7.8
Windows Biometric Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Biometric Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.8
Windows WebClient Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows WebClient Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 8.1
Windows Reliable Multicast Transport Driver (RMCAST) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Use after free in Reliable Multicast Transport Driver (RMCAST) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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High 7.0
Windows Device Association Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Device Association Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.8
Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Use after free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
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High 8.8
Microsoft Office PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Use after free in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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High 8.8
Microsoft Office Outlook Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Use after free in Microsoft Office Outlook allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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High 8.8
Microsoft Office Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Use after free in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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High 8.8
Microsoft Office Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Use after free in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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Critical 9.8
Windows Services for NFS ONCRPC XDR Driver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Services for NFS ONCRPC XDR Driver allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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High 7.0
Windows Security Health Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Security App allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 8.1
Windows Reliable Multicast Transport Driver (RMCAST) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Use after free in Reliable Multicast Transport Driver (RMCAST) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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High 7.5
Windows Distributed File System (DFS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Distributed File System (DFS) allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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High 8.1
Windows Reliable Multicast Transport Driver (RMCAST) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Use after free in Reliable Multicast Transport Driver (RMCAST) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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Critical 9.8
Windows Services for NFS ONCRPC XDR Driver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Services for NFS ONCRPC XDR Driver allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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High 7.0
Windows Management Instrumentation Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Management Instrumentation allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.0
SQL Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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Critical 9.8
Microsoft Failover Cluster Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Failover Cluster allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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Critical 9.8
Windows Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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High 7.0
Windows Authentication Methods Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Authentication Methods allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.0
Windows Modern Device Management (MDM) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Modern Device Management (MDM) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.0
Windows Modern Device Management (MDM) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Modern Device Management (MDM) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.