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 Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
12251 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-FXGF-5CM8-2F8Q
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-08-02 00:30 – Updated: 2024-01-31 18:31Use after free in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 115.0.5790.98 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
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"CVE-2023-3728"
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"CWE-416"
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-08-01T23:15:31Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Use after free in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 115.0.5790.98 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)",
"id": "GHSA-fxgf-5cm8-2f8q",
"modified": "2024-01-31T18:31:17Z",
"published": "2023-08-02T00:30:39Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3728"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://crbug.com/1457421"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PQKT7EGDD2P3L7S3NXEDDRCPK4NNZNWJ"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-FXJ6-X455-55VC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:31 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:31This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of the pageNum document attribute. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5432.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-9959"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-05-17T15:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of the pageNum document attribute. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5432.",
"id": "GHSA-fxj6-x455-55vc",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:31:38Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:31:38Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9959"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-343"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-FXJQ-WQQ4-MF6X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:05 – Updated: 2023-02-01 18:30When following the value's prototype chain, it was possible to retain a reference to a locale, delete it, and subsequently reference it. This resulted in a use-after-free and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 70, Thunderbird < 68.2, and Firefox ESR < 68.2.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-11757"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-01-08T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "When following the value\u0027s prototype chain, it was possible to retain a reference to a locale, delete it, and subsequently reference it. This resulted in a use-after-free and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox \u003c 70, Thunderbird \u003c 68.2, and Firefox ESR \u003c 68.2.",
"id": "GHSA-fxjq-wqq4-mf6x",
"modified": "2023-02-01T18:30:24Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:05:46Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11757"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1577107"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-10"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4335-1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-33"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-34"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-35"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-FXMF-Q6QW-FFRW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:26 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:26Use-after-free vulnerability in the image loader in Google Chrome before 12.0.742.91 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2011-1818"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2011-06-09T19:55:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Use-after-free vulnerability in the image loader in Google Chrome before 12.0.742.91 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.",
"id": "GHSA-fxmf-q6qw-ffrw",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:26:19Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:26:19Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1818"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67901"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14757"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=81949"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/06/chrome-stable-release.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://osvdb.org/72788"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/44829"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48129"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
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GHSA-FXP3-2X7H-7VX9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:33 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:33This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.2.0.9297. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of PDF documents. By manipulating a document's elements, an attacker can cause a pointer to be reused after it has been freed. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-6890.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-17679"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-01-24T04:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.2.0.9297. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of PDF documents. By manipulating a document\u0027s elements, an attacker can cause a pointer to be reused after it has been freed. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-6890.",
"id": "GHSA-fxp3-2x7h-7vx9",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:33:52Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:33:52Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17679"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1180"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-FXQP-H355-F3R4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-12-24 00:30 – Updated: 2026-10-14 21:31An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel 5.10.x before 5.10.155. A use-after-free in io_sqpoll_wait_sq in fs/io_uring.c allows an attacker to crash the kernel, resulting in denial of service. finish_wait can be skipped. An attack can occur in some situations by forking a process and then quickly terminating it. NOTE: later kernel versions, such as the 5.15 longterm series, substantially changed the implementation of io_sqpoll_wait_sq.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-47946"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-12-23T22:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel 5.10.x before 5.10.155. A use-after-free in io_sqpoll_wait_sq in fs/io_uring.c allows an attacker to crash the kernel, resulting in denial of service. finish_wait can be skipped. An attack can occur in some situations by forking a process and then quickly terminating it. NOTE: later kernel versions, such as the 5.15 longterm series, substantially changed the implementation of io_sqpoll_wait_sq.",
"id": "GHSA-fxqp-h355-f3r4",
"modified": "2026-10-14T21:31:38Z",
"published": "2022-12-24T00:30:19Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-47946"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?h=v5.10.161\u0026id=0f544353fec8e717d37724d95b92538e1de79e86"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/22/2"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/27/1"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-FXR6-V647-JGMQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-07 00:01 – Updated: 2022-05-07 00:01The mark_context_stack function in gc.c in mruby through 1.2.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based use-after-free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .rb file.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-9527"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-06-11T17:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The mark_context_stack function in gc.c in mruby through 1.2.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based use-after-free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .rb file.",
"id": "GHSA-fxr6-v647-jgmq",
"modified": "2022-05-07T00:01:26Z",
"published": "2022-05-07T00:01:26Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9527"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/mruby/mruby/issues/3486"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/mruby/mruby/commit/5c114c91d4ff31859fcd84cf8bf349b737b90d99"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00006.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-FXX4-C6Q5-9C62
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:46 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:46Irssi before 1.0.5, while waiting for the channel synchronisation, may incorrectly fail to remove destroyed channels from the query list, resulting in use-after-free conditions when updating the state later on.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-15227"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-10-22T20:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Irssi before 1.0.5, while waiting for the channel synchronisation, may incorrectly fail to remove destroyed channels from the query list, resulting in use-after-free conditions when updating the state later on.",
"id": "GHSA-fxx4-c6q5-9c62",
"modified": "2022-05-14T03:46:35Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T03:46:35Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15227"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://irssi.org/security/irssi_sa_2017_10.txt"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00022.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4016"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/22/4"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-FXX8-MRM7-3FHG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-30 03:31 – Updated: 2026-07-30 21:31Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 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-2026-17665"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-30T01:16:28Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)",
"id": "GHSA-fxx8-mrm7-3fhg",
"modified": "2026-07-30T21:31:32Z",
"published": "2026-07-30T03:31:09Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17665"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/511277457"
}
],
"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-G23G-4C47-CQR9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-03 03:30 – Updated: 2024-05-03 03:30Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the handling of Annotation objects. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-21019.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-38107"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-05-03T02:15:54Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the handling of Annotation objects. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-21019.",
"id": "GHSA-g23g-4c47-cqr9",
"modified": "2024-05-03T03:30:55Z",
"published": "2024-05-03T03:30:55Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38107"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-985"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
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.