Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Allowed

Use After Free

Abstraction: Variant · Status: Stable

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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 Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.

9823 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-VVFQ-8HWR-QM4M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-02-18 22:36 – Updated: 2025-03-10 22:36
VLAI
Summary
Nokogiri updates packaged libxml2 to 2.13.6 to resolve CVE-2025-24928 and CVE-2024-56171
Details

Summary

Nokogiri v1.18.3 upgrades its dependency libxml2 to v2.13.6.

libxml2 v2.13.6 addresses:

  • CVE-2025-24928
  • described at https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/847
  • CVE-2024-56171
  • described at https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/828

Impact

CVE-2025-24928

Stack-buffer overflow is possible when reporting DTD validation errors if the input contains a long (~3kb) QName prefix.

CVE-2024-56171

Use-after-free is possible during validation against untrusted XML Schemas (.xsd) and, potentially, validation of untrusted documents against trusted Schemas if they make use of xsd:keyref in combination with recursively defined types that have additional identity constraints.

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "RubyGems",
        "name": "nokogiri"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.18.3"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-121",
      "CWE-1395",
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-02-18T22:36:03Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "LOW"
  },
  "details": "## Summary\n\nNokogiri v1.18.3 upgrades its dependency libxml2 to [v2.13.6](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/releases/v2.13.6).\n\nlibxml2 v2.13.6 addresses:\n\n- CVE-2025-24928\n  - described at https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/847\n- CVE-2024-56171\n   - described at https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/828\n\n## Impact\n\n### CVE-2025-24928\n\nStack-buffer overflow is possible when reporting DTD validation errors if the input contains a long (~3kb) QName prefix.\n\n### CVE-2024-56171\n\nUse-after-free is possible during validation against untrusted XML Schemas (.xsd) and, potentially, validation of untrusted documents against trusted Schemas if they make use of `xsd:keyref` in combination with recursively defined types that have additional identity constraints.",
  "id": "GHSA-vvfq-8hwr-qm4m",
  "modified": "2025-03-10T22:36:22Z",
  "published": "2025-02-18T22:36:03Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/security/advisories/GHSA-vvfq-8hwr-qm4m"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/nokogiri/GHSA-vvfq-8hwr-qm4m.yml"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [],
  "summary": "Nokogiri updates packaged libxml2 to 2.13.6 to resolve CVE-2025-24928 and CVE-2024-56171"
}

GHSA-VVGW-8MJP-FP2R

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:04 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:04
VLAI
Details

Vixie Cron before the 3.0pl1-133 Debian package allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and daemon crash) because of a force_rescan_user error.

Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2019-9706"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2019-03-12T01:29:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Vixie Cron before the 3.0pl1-133 Debian package allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and daemon crash) because of a force_rescan_user error.",
  "id": "GHSA-vvgw-8mjp-fp2r",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:04:47Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:04:47Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9706"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=809167"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00025.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00029.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://packages.qa.debian.org/c/cron/news/20190311T170403Z.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://salsa.debian.org/debian/cron/commit/40791b93"
    }
  ],
  "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-VVH8-8R3J-WMJW

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 01:41 – Updated: 2022-05-14 01:41
VLAI
Details

There is a use-after-free at asm/preproc.c (function pp_getline) in Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc16 that will cause a denial of service during certain finishes tests.

Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2018-20538"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2018-12-28T16:29:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "There is a use-after-free at asm/preproc.c (function pp_getline) in Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc16 that will cause a denial of service during certain finishes tests.",
  "id": "GHSA-vvh8-8r3j-wmjw",
  "modified": "2022-05-14T01:41:37Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T01:41:37Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20538"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392531"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-VVH9-8F9F-XRHX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 02:34 – Updated: 2022-05-14 02:34
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Details

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers access to a deleted object, aka "Internet Explorer Use After Free Vulnerability."

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2013-1311"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2013-05-15T03:36:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers access to a deleted object, aka \"Internet Explorer Use After Free Vulnerability.\"",
  "id": "GHSA-vvh9-8f9f-xrhx",
  "modified": "2022-05-14T02:34:43Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T02:34:43Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1311"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-037"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-134A"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-VVHX-J2JP-RQHF

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-06-07 00:00 – Updated: 2022-06-18 00:00
VLAI
Details

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's Netfilter subsystem in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c. This flaw allows a local attacker with user access to cause a privilege escalation issue.

Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-1966"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-06-06T18:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel\u0027s Netfilter subsystem in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c. This flaw allows a local attacker with user access to cause a privilege escalation issue.",
  "id": "GHSA-vvhx-j2jp-rqhf",
  "modified": "2022-06-18T00:00:24Z",
  "published": "2022-06-07T00:00:32Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1966"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2092427"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/net/netfilter?id=520778042ccca019f3ffa136dd0ca565c486cedd"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MO6Y3TC4WUUNKRP7OQA26OVTZTPCS6F2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UIZTJOJCVVEJVOQSCHE6IJQKMPISHQ5L"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5161"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/31/1"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-VVJ3-J4JG-68HM

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-03 09:30 – Updated: 2025-12-18 21:31
VLAI
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

bpf, sockmap: Avoid using sk_socket after free when sending

The sk->sk_socket is not locked or referenced in backlog thread, and during the call to skb_send_sock(), there is a race condition with the release of sk_socket. All types of sockets(tcp/udp/unix/vsock) will be affected.

Race conditions: ''' CPU0 CPU1

backlog::skb_send_sock sendmsg_unlocked sock_sendmsg sock_sendmsg_nosec close(fd): ... ops->release() -> sock_map_close() sk_socket->ops = NULL free(socket) sock->ops->sendmsg ^ panic here '''

The ref of psock become 0 after sock_map_close() executed. ''' void sock_map_close() { ... if (likely(psock)) { ... // !! here we remove psock and the ref of psock become 0 sock_map_remove_links(sk, psock) psock = sk_psock_get(sk); if (unlikely(!psock)) goto no_psock; <=== Control jumps here via goto ... cancel_delayed_work_sync(&psock->work); <=== not executed sk_psock_put(sk, psock); ... } '''

Based on the fact that we already wait for the workqueue to finish in sock_map_close() if psock is held, we simply increase the psock reference count to avoid race conditions.

With this patch, if the backlog thread is running, sock_map_close() will wait for the backlog thread to complete and cancel all pending work.

If no backlog running, any pending work that hasn't started by then will fail when invoked by sk_psock_get(), as the psock reference count have been zeroed, and sk_psock_drop() will cancel all jobs via cancel_delayed_work_sync().

In summary, we require synchronization to coordinate the backlog thread and close() thread.

The panic I catched: ''' Workqueue: events sk_psock_backlog RIP: 0010:sock_sendmsg+0x21d/0x440 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffc9000521fad8 RCX: 0000000000000001 ... Call Trace: ? die_addr+0x40/0xa0 ? exc_general_protection+0x14c/0x230 ? asm_exc_general_protection+0x26/0x30 ? sock_sendmsg+0x21d/0x440 ? sock_sendmsg+0x3e0/0x440 ? __pfx_sock_sendmsg+0x10/0x10 __skb_send_sock+0x543/0xb70 sk_psock_backlog+0x247/0xb80 ... '''

Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-38154"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-07-03T09:15:30Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbpf, sockmap: Avoid using sk_socket after free when sending\n\nThe sk-\u003esk_socket is not locked or referenced in backlog thread, and\nduring the call to skb_send_sock(), there is a race condition with\nthe release of sk_socket. All types of sockets(tcp/udp/unix/vsock)\nwill be affected.\n\nRace conditions:\n\u0027\u0027\u0027\nCPU0                               CPU1\n\nbacklog::skb_send_sock\n  sendmsg_unlocked\n    sock_sendmsg\n      sock_sendmsg_nosec\n                                   close(fd):\n                                     ...\n                                     ops-\u003erelease() -\u003e sock_map_close()\n                                     sk_socket-\u003eops = NULL\n                                     free(socket)\n      sock-\u003eops-\u003esendmsg\n            ^\n            panic here\n\u0027\u0027\u0027\n\nThe ref of psock become 0 after sock_map_close() executed.\n\u0027\u0027\u0027\nvoid sock_map_close()\n{\n    ...\n    if (likely(psock)) {\n    ...\n    // !! here we remove psock and the ref of psock become 0\n    sock_map_remove_links(sk, psock)\n    psock = sk_psock_get(sk);\n    if (unlikely(!psock))\n        goto no_psock; \u003c=== Control jumps here via goto\n        ...\n        cancel_delayed_work_sync(\u0026psock-\u003ework); \u003c=== not executed\n        sk_psock_put(sk, psock);\n        ...\n}\n\u0027\u0027\u0027\n\nBased on the fact that we already wait for the workqueue to finish in\nsock_map_close() if psock is held, we simply increase the psock\nreference count to avoid race conditions.\n\nWith this patch, if the backlog thread is running, sock_map_close() will\nwait for the backlog thread to complete and cancel all pending work.\n\nIf no backlog running, any pending work that hasn\u0027t started by then will\nfail when invoked by sk_psock_get(), as the psock reference count have\nbeen zeroed, and sk_psock_drop() will cancel all jobs via\ncancel_delayed_work_sync().\n\nIn summary, we require synchronization to coordinate the backlog thread\nand close() thread.\n\nThe panic I catched:\n\u0027\u0027\u0027\nWorkqueue: events sk_psock_backlog\nRIP: 0010:sock_sendmsg+0x21d/0x440\nRAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffc9000521fad8 RCX: 0000000000000001\n...\nCall Trace:\n \u003cTASK\u003e\n ? die_addr+0x40/0xa0\n ? exc_general_protection+0x14c/0x230\n ? asm_exc_general_protection+0x26/0x30\n ? sock_sendmsg+0x21d/0x440\n ? sock_sendmsg+0x3e0/0x440\n ? __pfx_sock_sendmsg+0x10/0x10\n __skb_send_sock+0x543/0xb70\n sk_psock_backlog+0x247/0xb80\n...\n\u0027\u0027\u0027",
  "id": "GHSA-vvj3-j4jg-68hm",
  "modified": "2025-12-18T21:31:33Z",
  "published": "2025-07-03T09:30:34Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38154"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15c0250dae3b48a398447d2b364603821ed4ed90"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c6fa65ab2aec7df94809478c8d28ef38676a1b7"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4edb40b05cb6a261775abfd8046804ca139a5546"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c0a16f6ea2b1c82a03bccd5d1bdb4a7bbd4d987"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8259eb0e06d8f64c700f5fbdb28a5c18e10de291"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b19cbf0b9a91f5a0d93fbcd761ff71c48ab40ed9"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-VVM6-RWF8-38H4

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-01 00:34 – Updated: 2026-07-01 15:35
VLAI
Details

Use after free in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.47 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted PDF file. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-14108"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-06-30T23:17:22Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use after free in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.47 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted PDF file. (Chromium security severity: Low)",
  "id": "GHSA-vvm6-rwf8-38h4",
  "modified": "2026-07-01T15:35:09Z",
  "published": "2026-07-01T00:34:11Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14108"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0175352312.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/513689974"
    }
  ],
  "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-VVMH-4FRJ-RG66

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-06 21:31 – Updated: 2026-05-07 01:05
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Details

Use After Free in Printing in Google Chrome on Linux, Mac, ChromeOS prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Severity
8.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-8001"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-05-06T19:16:51Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use After Free in Printing in Google Chrome on Linux, Mac, ChromeOS prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)",
  "id": "GHSA-vvmh-4frj-rg66",
  "modified": "2026-05-07T01:05:54Z",
  "published": "2026-05-06T21:31:41Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8001"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/494764371"
    }
  ],
  "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"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-VVQG-2HW5-X5XP

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:14 – Updated: 2022-08-22 00:00
VLAI
Details

vim is vulnerable to Use After Free

Severity
7.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
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GHSA-VVR4-322X-558G

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:01 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:01
VLAI
Details

An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software's PDF Reader, version 9.1.0.5096. A specially crafted PDF document can trigger a previously freed object in memory to be reused, resulting in arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user to open the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. If the browser plugin extension is enabled, visiting a malicious site can also trigger the vulnerability.

Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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    "nvd_published_at": "2018-10-02T21:29:00Z",
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  "id": "GHSA-vvr4-322x-558g",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:01:53Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:01:53Z",
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      "url": "https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0611"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041769"
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Mitigation
Architecture and Design

Strategy: Language Selection

Choose a language that provides automatic memory management.

Mitigation
Implementation

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.

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