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 Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
9816 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-M2VP-68MM-V9PG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-11 18:32 – Updated: 2025-03-11 18:32Use after free in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-24079"
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"database_specific": {
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"CWE-416"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-03-11T17:16:31Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Use after free in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.",
"id": "GHSA-m2vp-68mm-v9pg",
"modified": "2025-03-11T18:32:18Z",
"published": "2025-03-11T18:32:18Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24079"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24079"
}
],
"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-M2VR-47RR-GCCX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-29 00:30 – Updated: 2026-04-29 15:30Use after free in media in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.138 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-7335"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-04-28T23:16:21Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Use after free in media in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.138 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)",
"id": "GHSA-m2vr-47rr-gccx",
"modified": "2026-04-29T15:30:37Z",
"published": "2026-04-29T00:30:23Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7335"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_28.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/500387779"
}
],
"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-M2WH-GPJV-J5RM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:06 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:06Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.15 and 11.x before 11.0.12, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30060, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 2015.008.20082 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-4448, CVE-2015-5095, CVE-2015-5101, CVE-2015-5111, CVE-2015-5113, and CVE-2015-5114.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2015-5099"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2015-07-15T14:59:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.15 and 11.x before 11.0.12, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30060, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 2015.008.20082 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-4448, CVE-2015-5095, CVE-2015-5101, CVE-2015-5111, CVE-2015-5113, and CVE-2015-5114.",
"id": "GHSA-m2wh-gpjv-j5rm",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:06:49Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:06:49Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5099"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb15-15.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1202"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75739"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032892"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-M2XJ-W4X7-VJ3M
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:10 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:10drivers/usb/host/max3421-hcd.c in the Linux kernel before 5.13.6 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and panic) by removing a MAX-3421 USB device in certain situations.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-38204"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-08-08T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "drivers/usb/host/max3421-hcd.c in the Linux kernel before 5.13.6 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and panic) by removing a MAX-3421 USB device in certain situations.",
"id": "GHSA-m2xj-w4x7-vj3m",
"modified": "2022-05-24T19:10:23Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:10:23Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38204"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b5fdf5c6e6bee35837e160c00ac89327bdad031b"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13.6"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-M33F-X3VC-MPHW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-29 00:38 – Updated: 2026-05-29 18:31Use after free in Input in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-9933"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-05-28T23:16:51Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Use after free in Input in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)",
"id": "GHSA-m33f-x3vc-mphw",
"modified": "2026-05-29T18:31:25Z",
"published": "2026-05-29T00:38:36Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9933"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0877304591.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/501575979"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-M366-8H8R-6FQR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-02-19 00:31 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:32libxml2 before 2.12.10 and 2.13.x before 2.13.6 has a use-after-free in xmlSchemaIDCFillNodeTables and xmlSchemaBubbleIDCNodeTables in xmlschemas.c. To exploit this, a crafted XML document must be validated against an XML schema with certain identity constraints, or a crafted XML schema must be used.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-56171"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-02-18T22:15:12Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "libxml2 before 2.12.10 and 2.13.x before 2.13.6 has a use-after-free in xmlSchemaIDCFillNodeTables and xmlSchemaBubbleIDCNodeTables in xmlschemas.c. To exploit this, a crafted XML document must be validated against an XML schema with certain identity constraints, or a crafted XML schema must be used.",
"id": "GHSA-m366-8h8r-6fqr",
"modified": "2025-11-03T21:32:46Z",
"published": "2025-02-19T00:31:16Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56171"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/828"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00028.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250328-0010"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/10"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/11"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/12"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/13"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/4"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/5"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/8"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/9"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-M36M-FP4H-732R
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:46 – Updated: 2024-04-04 00:48Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.010.20069 and earlier, 2019.010.20069 and earlier, 2017.011.30113 and earlier version, and 2015.006.30464 and earlier have an use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-7083"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-05-24T19:29:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.010.20069 and earlier, 2019.010.20069 and earlier, 2017.011.30113 and earlier version, and 2015.006.30464 and earlier have an use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .",
"id": "GHSA-m36m-fp4h-732r",
"modified": "2024-04-04T00:48:51Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:46:44Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7083"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-07.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-M36R-2732-XM94
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-02-11 18:31 – Updated: 2025-02-11 18:31Illustrator versions 29.1, 28.7.3 and earlier are 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.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-21159"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-02-11T18:15:27Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Illustrator versions 29.1, 28.7.3 and earlier are 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.",
"id": "GHSA-m36r-2732-xm94",
"modified": "2025-02-11T18:31:35Z",
"published": "2025-02-11T18:31:35Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21159"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb25-11.html"
}
],
"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-M37W-3X8G-3VW4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-14 18:31 – Updated: 2026-01-14 18:31FreeImage 3.18.0 contains a Use After Free in PluginTARGA.cpp;loadRLE().
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-70968"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-01-14T17:16:07Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "FreeImage 3.18.0 contains a Use After Free in PluginTARGA.cpp;loadRLE().",
"id": "GHSA-m37w-3x8g-3vw4",
"modified": "2026-01-14T18:31:37Z",
"published": "2026-01-14T18:31:37Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-70968"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/MiracleWolf/FreeimageCrash/tree/main"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-M38H-87R3-2882
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-09 00:30 – Updated: 2025-05-09 00:30Pixmeo OsiriX MD is vulnerable to a local use after free scenario, which could allow an attacker to locally import a crafted DICOM file and cause memory corruption or a system crash.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-31946"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-05-08T23:15:52Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Pixmeo OsiriX MD is vulnerable to a local use after free scenario, which could allow an attacker to locally import a crafted DICOM file and cause memory corruption or a system crash.",
"id": "GHSA-m38h-87r3-2882",
"modified": "2025-05-09T00:30:35Z",
"published": "2025-05-09T00:30:35Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-31946"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-25-128-01"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.osirix-viewer.com/about/contact"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.osirix-viewer.com/osirix/osirix-md"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/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"
}
]
}
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.