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CWE-824Access of Uninitialized Pointer
Category: memory
Description
The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized.
Common consequences· 3
- Confidentiality — Read MemoryIf the uninitialized pointer is used in a read operation, an attacker might be able to read sensitive portions of memory.
- Availability — DoS: Crash, Exit, or RestartIf the uninitialized pointer references a memory location that is not accessible to the product, or points to a location that is "malformed" (such as NULL) or larger than expected by a read or write operation, then a crash may occur.
- Integrity / Confidentiality / Availability — Execute Unauthorized Code or CommandsIf the uninitialized pointer is used in a function call, or points to unexpected data in a write operation, then code execution may be possible.
References
(incoming)5
| Type | Target | Confidence | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | CVE-2025-32451cve-2025-32451 | 0% | live |
| Vulnerability | CVE-2025-66588cve-2025-66588 | 0% | live |
| Vulnerability | CVE-2026-2785cve-2026-2785 | 0% | live |
| Vulnerability | CVE-2026-2805cve-2026-2805 | 0% | live |
| KEVEntry | Microsoft Windows Runtime Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilitykev-cve-2022-21971 | 0% | live |
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