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 Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.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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High 8.1
Windows DNS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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High 7.5
Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Remote Code Execution in Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) allows attacker to gain an unauthorized access to victim's machine
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High 7.0
Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 8.8
Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Use after free in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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High 7.5
Windows Deployment Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Deployment Services allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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High 7.0
Windows Storage Spaces Controller Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Storage Spaces Controller allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.0
Windows Work Folder Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Work Folder Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.5
Microsoft OpenSSH for Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Use after free in OpenSSH for Windows allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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High 7.8
Windows Shell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Shell allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.0
Windows Audio Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Audio Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.0
Windows Remote Desktop Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Remote Desktop Services allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.5
Windows Deployment Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Deployment Services allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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High 8.1
Windows SMB Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows SMB Client allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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High 7.5
Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows DNS allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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High 7.0
Windows Remote Access Connection Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Remote Access Connection Manager 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 AF_UNIX Socket Provider Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows AF_UNIX Socket Provider allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 8.8
Windows Hello Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Hello allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.8
Windows Hello Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Hello allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 8.1
Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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High 8.1
Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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High 8.0
Windows DHCP Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows DHCP Server allows an authorized attacker to execute code over an adjacent network.
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High 7.0
Microsoft Windows Search Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.0
Windows Media Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Media allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.0
Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.0
Windows Web Platform Storage Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Web Platform Storage allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.1
Windows TCP/IP Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows TCP/IP allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
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High 7.1
Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
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High 7.0
Windows Credential Providers Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Credential Providers allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.0
Windows Audio Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Audio Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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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 7.0
Windows Accounts Control Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Accounts Control allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.0
Windows Accounts Control Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Accounts Control allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.0
Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.0
Windows ALPC Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows ALPC allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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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 7.0
Windows Host Guardian Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Host Guardian Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.0
Windows Bluetooth Port Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Bluetooth Port Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.0
Windows Image Acquisition Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Image Acquisition allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.0
Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) Miniport Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulernability
Use after free in Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) Miniport Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.