CWE-416
AllowedUse After Free
Abstraction: Variant · Status: Stable
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 Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
12154 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-XV38-PH7H-P3QW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-01-15 00:01 – Updated: 2022-01-22 00:02Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and 17.011.30204 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of Format event actions 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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"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-44704"
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"CWE-416"
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"nvd_published_at": "2022-01-14T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and 17.011.30204 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of Format event actions 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.",
"id": "GHSA-xv38-ph7h-p3qw",
"modified": "2022-01-22T00:02:02Z",
"published": "2022-01-15T00:01:12Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44704"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-01.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-XV5C-VG59-HJ7X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-06-11 09:30 – Updated: 2025-06-11 09:30There is a "Use After Free" vulnerability in Qt's QHttp2ProtocolHandler in the QtNetwork module. This only affects HTTP/2 handling, HTTP handling is not affected by this at all. This happens due to a race condition between how QHttp2Stream uploads the body of a POST request and the simultaneous handling of HTTP error responses.
This issue only affects Qt 6.9.0 and has been fixed for Qt 6.9.1.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-5991"
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"CWE-416"
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-06-11T08:15:22Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "There is a \"Use After Free\" vulnerability in Qt\u0027s QHttp2ProtocolHandler in the QtNetwork module. This only affects HTTP/2 handling, HTTP handling is not affected by this at all. This happens due to a race condition between how QHttp2Stream uploads the body of a\n POST request and the simultaneous handling of HTTP error responses.\n\nThis issue only affects Qt 6.9.0 and has been fixed for Qt 6.9.1.",
"id": "GHSA-xv5c-vg59-hj7x",
"modified": "2025-06-11T09:30:32Z",
"published": "2025-06-11T09:30:32Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5991"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/643777"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-XV5G-JFVH-HGPH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-02-20 15:31 – Updated: 2024-08-29 21:31Inappropriate pointer order of map_sub_ and map_free(map_) (amcl_node.cpp) in Open Robotics Robotic Operating Sytstem 2 (ROS2) and Nav2 humble versions leads to a use-after-free.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-25199"
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"database_specific": {
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"CWE-416"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-02-20T14:15:09Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Inappropriate pointer order of map_sub_ and map_free(map_) (amcl_node.cpp) in Open Robotics Robotic Operating Sytstem 2 (ROS2) and Nav2 humble versions leads to a use-after-free.",
"id": "GHSA-xv5g-jfvh-hgph",
"modified": "2024-08-29T21:31:01Z",
"published": "2024-02-20T15:31:05Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-25199"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/ros-planning/navigation2/pull/4078"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/ros-planning/navigation2/pull/4079"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/ros-planning/navigation2/blob/main/nav2_amcl/src/amcl_node.cpp#L331-L344"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-XV5J-XW3X-CWR6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-07-27 00:00 – Updated: 2022-07-29 00:00Use after free in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 101.0.4951.64 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-1639"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-07-26T22:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Use after free in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 101.0.4951.64 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.",
"id": "GHSA-xv5j-xw3x-cwr6",
"modified": "2022-07-29T00:00:34Z",
"published": "2022-07-27T00:00:32Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1639"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_10.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://crbug.com/1317650"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-25"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-XV6W-VFVC-3F29
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-13 21:36 – Updated: 2026-10-13 21:36Use after free in Windows Internal System User Profile allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-96244"
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"database_specific": {
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"CWE-416"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-10-13T19:21:49Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Use after free in Windows Internal System User Profile allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.",
"id": "GHSA-xv6w-vfvc-3f29",
"modified": "2026-10-13T21:36:58Z",
"published": "2026-10-13T21:36:58Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96244"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96244"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-XV7P-VWJ6-P73H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-09-27 00:00 – Updated: 2025-05-21 21:31Use after free in PDF in Google Chrome prior to 105.0.5195.125 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-3196"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-09-26T16:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Use after free in PDF in Google Chrome prior to 105.0.5195.125 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file.",
"id": "GHSA-xv7p-vwj6-p73h",
"modified": "2025-05-21T21:31:09Z",
"published": "2022-09-27T00:00:20Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3196"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_14.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://crbug.com/1358090"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40060720"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T4NMJURTG5RO3TGD7ZMIQ6Z4ZZ3SAVYE"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T4NMJURTG5RO3TGD7ZMIQ6Z4ZZ3SAVYE"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-23"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-XV7Q-6JR5-MW96
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-11 21:33 – Updated: 2026-08-11 21:33An issue in MongoDB Server's query execution engine could allow an authenticated user with read and write privileges to cause an internal reference to be used after the underlying memory has been freed, when running certain queries against time-series collections. This could result in a server crash or disclosure of freed memory contents within query results.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-18711"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-11T19:17:26Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An issue in MongoDB Server\u0027s query execution engine could allow an authenticated user with read and write privileges to cause an internal reference to be used after the underlying memory has been freed, when running certain queries against time-series collections. This could result in a server crash or disclosure of freed memory contents within query results.",
"id": "GHSA-xv7q-6jr5-mw96",
"modified": "2026-08-11T21:33:08Z",
"published": "2026-08-11T21:33:08Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18711"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-130247"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-XV87-M263-W2MJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:24 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:24In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel before security patch level 2018-04-05, in the kernel IPA driver, a Use After Free condition can occur.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-5825"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-04-03T17:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel before security patch level 2018-04-05, in the kernel IPA driver, a Use After Free condition can occur.",
"id": "GHSA-xv87-m263-w2mj",
"modified": "2022-05-14T03:24:10Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T03:24:10Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5825"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-04-01"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-XV8Q-FW76-648M
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:17 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:17An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript implementation of Nitro Pro PDF. A specially crafted document can cause an object containing the path to a document to be destroyed and then later reused, resulting in a use-after-free vulnerability, which can lead to code execution under the context of the application. An attacker can convince a user to open a document to trigger this vulnerability.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-21796"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-10-18T13:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript implementation of Nitro Pro PDF. A specially crafted document can cause an object containing the path to a document to be destroyed and then later reused, resulting in a use-after-free vulnerability, which can lead to code execution under the context of the application. An attacker can convince a user to open a document to trigger this vulnerability.",
"id": "GHSA-xv8q-fw76-648m",
"modified": "2022-05-24T19:17:50Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:17:50Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21796"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1265"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-XV9Q-FJQ4-5Q34
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-15 21:33 – Updated: 2026-09-16 00:31Use after free in Input in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.47 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-91724"
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"CWE-416"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-15T21:16:45Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Use after free in Input in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.47 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)",
"id": "GHSA-xv9q-fjq4-5q34",
"modified": "2026-09-16T00:31:27Z",
"published": "2026-09-15T21:33:04Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-91724"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0541751186.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/552283275"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
Mitigation
Strategy: Language Selection
Choose a language that provides automatic memory management.
Mitigation
Strategy: Attack Surface Reduction
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.
No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.