Weakness (CWE)
CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
How to prevent it (5 mitigations)
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Implementation
For any pointers that could have been modified or provided from a function that can return NULL, check the pointer for NULL before use. When working with a multithreaded or otherwise asynchronous environment, ensure that proper locking APIs are used to lock before the check, and unlock when it has finished [REF-1484].
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Requirements
Select a programming language that is not susceptible to these issues.
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Implementation
Check the results of all functions that return a value and verify that the value is non-null before acting upon it.
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Architecture and Design
Identify all variables and data stores that receive information from external sources, and apply input validation to make sure that they are only initialized to expected values.
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Implementation
Explicitly initialize all variables and other data stores, either during declaration or just before the first usage.
Source: MITRE CWE-476
2,667 results · Feed
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Medium 5.9
Envoy: HTTP/3 connection pool selection null-derefs in ProdClusterManagerFactory::allocateConnPool when transport_socket_options is null
Envoy is an open source edge and service proxy designed for cloud-native applications. Prior to 1.36.10, 1.37.6, 1.38.4, and 1.39.1, Envoy's ProdClusterManagerFactory::allocateConnPool dereferences transport_socket_options while selecting an HTTP/3 connection…
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Low 3.3
Suricata datasets: NULL pointer dereference in JSON/NDJSON dataset loading
Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. From 8.0.0 until 8.0.6, src/datasets-context-json.c assumes that a configured JSON or NDJSON dataset value_key resolves to a string. A truste…
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Medium 5.5
WinFsp through 2.2.26215 NULL Pointer Dereference via Fast I/O
WinFsp through 2.2.26215 contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability in the kernel driver's Fast I/O device control handler that fails to validate the volume context before use. An unprivileged local user can trigger a denial of service by opening the W…
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Low 3.1
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-31 Null Pointer Dereference via PNM
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-31 and before 6.9.13-56 contains a NULL pointer dereference in the PNM coder. When the coder reaches a memory (resource) limit at a specific point during processing, the failed allocation is not handled and a NULL pointer is dereferen…
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Medium 4.3
Freedesktop Poppler JBIG2Stream.cc rewind null pointer dereference
A flaw has been found in Freedesktop Poppler 26.07.0. Impacted is the function JBIG2Stream::rewind of the file poppler/JBIG2Stream.cc. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been publ…
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Medium 5.5
Libxml2: libxml2: null pointer dereference parsing nextcatalog without catalog attribute
A flaw was found in libxml2. A local user or an attacker providing a specially crafted XML catalog can trigger a NULL pointer dereference during XML catalog parsing. This occurs when a `nextCatalog` element lacks its mandatory `catalog` attribute, leading to …
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Medium 6.5
Open5GS PFCP types.c ogs_pfcp_parse_volume_measurement null pointer dereference
A vulnerability was found in Open5GS up to 2.8.0. This affects the function ogs_pfcp_parse_volume_measurement in the library lib/pfcp/types.c of the component PFCP Handler. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack may be launched remot…
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Medium 4.3
Artifex MuPDF PDF Xref Loading pdf-stream.c pdf_open_filter null pointer dereference
A flaw has been found in Artifex MuPDF up to b6d17493700c621c0e70036980a6ebd06d2202c9. Affected by this vulnerability is the function pdf_open_filter of the file pdf-stream.c of the component PDF Xref Loading. Executing a manipulation can lead to null pointer…
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High 7.5
Control iD iDSecure Unauthenticated Denial of Service
Control iD iDSecure versions prior to 4.8.3.0 are affected by an unauthenticated Denial of Service. The /api/dguardintegration/dguardVersion endpoint dereferences DGuard integration login state that may be unset, raising an unhandled null reference exception.…
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High 7.5
Unauthenticated remote crash of named via a single DoH SIG(0) request
An attacker can cause `named` to abort by sending a crafted DNS-over-HTTPS request with a cryptographically invalid SIG(0) record, and then closing the transport connection prematurely. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.20.0 through 9.20.27, 9.21.0 through…
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High 7.5
A Null Pointer Dereference in the mk_sched_event_close function (mk_server/mk_scheduler.c) of Monkey through commit 4fb…
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Medium 4.9
Netcore NR255-V 1.5.130703 NULL Pointer Dereference in route_policy_add.cgi via Missing exit_port
Netcore NR255-V version 1.5.130703 contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability in route_policy_add.cgi caused by a missing exit_port parameter. Attackers can send requests lacking the exit_port field to trigger the null pointer dereference, resulting in…
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Medium 4.9
Netcore NR255-V 1.5.130703 NULL Pointer Dereference via Unchecked atoi() in QoS Setter Handlers
Netcore NR255-V version 1.5.130703 contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability in the QoS setter CGI handlers filter_conn_del_cgi.c and gre_prio_set_cgi.c due to unchecked atoi() results. An attacker can trigger the flaw by supplying crafted input to th…
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Medium 6.5
FreeRDP before 3.31.0 NULL Pointer Dereference via NSCodec
FreeRDP before 3.31.0 contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability in gdi_surface_bits when processing Surface Bits commands with NSCodec codec ID. A malicious RDP server can crash a FreeRDP client by sending a crafted Surface Bits command claiming to us…
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Critical 9.1
Spoofing issue due to invalid pointer in the Graphics component
Spoofing issue due to invalid pointer in the Graphics component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 156 and Thunderbird 156.
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Low 3.3
GNU Binutils Dynamic Relocation Allocation elfxx-x86.c elf_x86_allocate_dynrelocs null pointer dereference
A vulnerability was detected in GNU Binutils 2.47. Affected by this vulnerability is the function elf_x86_allocate_dynrelocs of the file bfd/elfxx-x86.c of the component Dynamic Relocation Allocation. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The …
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Low 3.3
GNU Binutils ELF Section elf64-x86-64.c elf_x86_64_common_section_index null pointer dereference
A security vulnerability has been detected in GNU Binutils 2.47. Affected is the function elf_x86_64_common_section_index of the file bfd/elf64-x86-64.c of the component ELF Section Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs…
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Low 3.3
GNU Binutils elflink.c elf_link_add_object_symbols null pointer dereference
A weakness has been identified in GNU Binutils 2.47. This impacts the function elf_link_add_object_symbols of the file bfd/elflink.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be launched locally. The exploit has been …
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Low 3.3
GNU Binutils Eh Frame elf-eh-frame.c _bfd_elf_eh_frame_section_offset null pointer dereference
A security flaw has been discovered in GNU Binutils 2.47. This affects the function _bfd_elf_eh_frame_section_offset of the file bfd/elf-eh-frame.c of the component Eh Frame Handler. Performing a manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack mu…
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Medium 5.3
GNU Binutils Section Merge merge.c _bfd_write_merged_section null pointer dereference
A security vulnerability has been detected in GNU Binutils 2.47. Impacted is the function _bfd_write_merged_section of the file bfd/merge.c of the component Section Merge. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be performed lo…
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Medium 5.3
GNU Binutils SHT_GROUP Section elf.c bfd_elf_set_group_contents null pointer dereference
A weakness has been identified in GNU Binutils 2.47. This issue affects the function bfd_elf_set_group_contents of the file bfd/elf.c of the component SHT_GROUP Section Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to null pointer dereference. The attack needs t…
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Medium 5.3
GNU Binutils ELF Orphan Section ldelf.c elf_orphan_compatible null pointer dereference
A security flaw has been discovered in GNU Binutils 2.47. This vulnerability affects the function elf_orphan_compatible of the file ld/ldelf.c of the component ELF Orphan Section Handler. Performing a manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The atta…
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Medium 6.5
A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.…
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Medium 6.5
Envoy Gateway: Nil-dereference when SecurityPolicy targets TCPRoute without spec.authorization
Envoy Gateway is an open source project for managing Envoy Proxy as a standalone or Kubernetes-based application gateway. Prior to 1.7.4 and 1.8.1, translateSecurityPolicyForRoute in internal/gatewayapi/securitypolicy.go dereferences a nil authorization value…
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Critical 9.8
resdata insufficiently validates untrusted GRDECL files
resdata is software for reading and writing result files from the Eclipse reservoir simulator. Prior to 6.2.9, resdata insufficiently validates numeric fields, grid dimensions, keyword sizes, and array indexes while parsing untrusted GRDECL files in lib/resda…
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Medium 6.5
IBM® Db2® federated server could allow a remote authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service due to a null pointer dereference
IBM Db2 11.5.0 through 11.5.9, and 12.1.0 through 12.1.5 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) could allow a remote authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service due to a null pointer dereference.
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Medium 4.4
GNU Binutils ld libbfd.c bfd_putl64 null pointer dereference
A weakness has been identified in GNU Binutils 2.47. Affected is the function bfd_putl64 of the file bfd/libbfd.c of the component ld. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been made available to …
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Medium 5.5
Sssd: sssd: local denial of service due to null pointer dereference in pam responder
A flaw was found in SSSD (System Security Services Daemon). A local attacker with privileges to connect to the PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) responder socket can send a specially crafted protocol request. If the `pam_app_services` configuration is en…
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Medium 4.3
GPAC MP4Box base_scenegraph.c gf_node_list_get_child null pointer dereference
A flaw has been found in GPAC up to f1219cde. This issue affects the function gf_node_list_get_child of the file scenegraph/base_scenegraph.c of the component MP4Box. This manipulation of the argument Target causes null pointer dereference. The attack is poss…
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Low 3.3
GNU libredwg Layer Encoding dwg.spec DWG_TABLE null pointer dereference
A security flaw has been discovered in GNU libredwg 0.13.4. This impacts the function DWG_TABLE of the file src/dwg.spec of the component Layer Encoding. Performing a manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be approached locally.…
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Low 3.3
GPAC MP4Box vrml_tools.c null pointer dereference
A vulnerability has been found in GPAC up to f1219cde. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file scenegraph/vrml_tools.c of the component MP4Box. Such manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack can only be performed from a local …
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Low 3.5
An issue was discovered in NR RRC and L2 in Samsung Mobile Processor, Wearable Processor, and Modem Exynos 850, 1080, 2…
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High 7.5
NULL pointer dereference in Zephyr MQTT-SN client when removing a non-responsive gateway
The MQTT-SN client keepalive handler process_ping() in subsys/net/lib/mqtt_sn/mqtt_sn.c removes the gateway record after PINGREQ retries are exhausted. It invoked SYS_SLIST_PEEK_HEAD_CONTAINER(&client->gateways, gw, next) but discarded the result. That macro …
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Low 3.3
GPAC MP4Box base_scenegraph.c gf_node_list_add_child null pointer dereference
A security vulnerability has been detected in GPAC up to f1219cde. Affected is the function gf_node_list_add_child of the file scenegraph/base_scenegraph.c of the component MP4Box. Such manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack can only be pe…
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Low 3.3
GPAC MP4Box vrml_tools.c gf_sg_mfurl_del null pointer dereference
A vulnerability was identified in GPAC up to f1219cde. The impacted element is the function gf_sg_mfurl_del of the file scenegraph/vrml_tools.c of the component MP4Box. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. Local access is required to approach t…
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Medium 5.3CVE-2026-90782 Public exploit
S2OPC through 1.7.3 NULL Pointer Dereference in alloc_notification_message_items()
S2OPC through 1.7.3 contains a null pointer dereference in msg_subscription_publish_bs__alloc_notification_message_items() where a failed allocation for DataChangeNotification is overwritten by a successful allocation for EventNotificationList. Attackers can …
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Medium 5.5
IOBit Uninstaller IOCTL Dispatch IURegistryFilter.sys sub_11838 null pointer dereference
A flaw has been found in IOBit Uninstaller 15.5.0.11. Affected by this issue is the function sub_11838 of the file IURegistryFilter.sys of the component IOCTL Dispatch Handler. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. The attack requires local acces…
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High 7.5
strongSwan 4.2.0 through 6.0.7 has a NULL pointer dereference in the x509 plugin's attribute certificate parser.
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Medium 5.9
strongSwan 4.1.10 through 6.0.7 allows a NULL pointer dereference in the eap-aka plugin.
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High 7.5
Suricata lua/tls: null dereference in TlsGetCertInfo
Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Prior to version 7.0.16, the Lua TLS certificate information helper could dereference NULL certificate fields when a Lua script requested cer…