Common Weakness Enumeration
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 Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
9874 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-C475-923P-GG3C
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-03-12 18:31 – Updated: 2024-03-12 18:31
VLAI
Details
Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Severity
7.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-21437"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-03-12T17:15:52Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability",
"id": "GHSA-c475-923p-gg3c",
"modified": "2024-03-12T18:31:13Z",
"published": "2024-03-12T18:31:13Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21437"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21437"
}
],
"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-C48F-7JV4-R33V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-09 00:31 – Updated: 2026-07-09 12:30
VLAI
Details
Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.115 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: High)
Severity
8.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-15110"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-08T23:16:52Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.115 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: High)",
"id": "GHSA-c48f-7jv4-r33v",
"modified": "2026-07-09T12:30:25Z",
"published": "2026-07-09T00:31:17Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15110"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01162222768.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/516948486"
}
],
"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-C49C-362Q-5GFW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-07-26 00:01 – Updated: 2022-07-28 00:00
VLAI
Details
Use after free in tab groups in Google Chrome prior to 100.0.4896.88 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Severity
8.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-1313"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-07-25T14:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Use after free in tab groups in Google Chrome prior to 100.0.4896.88 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.",
"id": "GHSA-c49c-362q-5gfw",
"modified": "2022-07-28T00:00:49Z",
"published": "2022-07-26T00:01:08Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1313"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_11.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://crbug.com/1270539"
},
{
"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-C4C9-C8J5-4JJG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:14 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:14
VLAI
Details
Use after free in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.92 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension.
Severity
8.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-6454"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-04-13T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Use after free in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.92 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension.",
"id": "GHSA-c4c9-c8j5-4jjg",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:14:09Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:14:09Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6454"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_7.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://crbug.com/1019161"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6XWIVVYIQU67QR2LHNGGZBS4FZOW2RQO"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HFVP775RPRDVY5FUCN7ABH5AE74TQFDD"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XMXPDHEEACPD3BCMTC26SCCYB2ZMUOAO"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4714"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00024.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00031.html"
}
],
"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-C4CM-M6VC-3XVQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-12 03:33 – Updated: 2024-12-12 03:33
VLAI
Details
Windows Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Severity
8.1 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-49116"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-362",
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-12-12T02:04:38Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Windows Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability",
"id": "GHSA-c4cm-m6vc-3xvq",
"modified": "2024-12-12T03:33:05Z",
"published": "2024-12-12T03:33:05Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49116"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49116"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-C4F5-M2CR-R6M5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-06-16 12:30 – Updated: 2025-06-23 18:30
VLAI
Details
Possible kernel exceptions caused by reading and writing kernel heap data after free.
Severity
5.7 (Medium)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-46710"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-06-16T12:15:19Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Possible kernel exceptions caused by reading and writing kernel heap data after free.",
"id": "GHSA-c4f5-m2cr-r6m5",
"modified": "2025-06-23T18:30:21Z",
"published": "2025-06-16T12:30:26Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-46710"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.imaginationtech.com/gpu-driver-vulnerabilities"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-C4FP-WMV9-Q4CR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-05-16 21:30 – Updated: 2025-05-05 18:32
VLAI
Details
Use after free in Guest View in Google Chrome prior to 113.0.5672.126 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Severity
8.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-2725"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-05-16T19:15:09Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Use after free in Guest View in Google Chrome prior to 113.0.5672.126 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)",
"id": "GHSA-c4fp-wmv9-q4cr",
"modified": "2025-05-05T18:32:39Z",
"published": "2023-05-16T21:30:23Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2725"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_16.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://crbug.com/1442516"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/73XUIHJ6UT75VFPDPLJOXJON7MVIKVZI"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FXFL4TDAH72PRCPD5UPZMJMKIMVOPLTI"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-17"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5404"
}
],
"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-C4GM-HHHR-WQQF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:02 – Updated: 2022-10-31 19:00
VLAI
Details
In the Linux kernel before 5.3.9, there is a use-after-free bug that can be caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/nfc/pn533/usb.c driver, aka CID-6af3aa57a098.
Severity
4.6 (Medium)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-19526"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-12-03T16:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel before 5.3.9, there is a use-after-free bug that can be caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/nfc/pn533/usb.c driver, aka CID-6af3aa57a098.",
"id": "GHSA-c4gm-hhhr-wqqf",
"modified": "2022-10-31T19:00:32Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:02:34Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19526"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.9"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6af3aa57a0984e061f61308fe181a9a12359fecc"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4226-1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/03/4"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-C4J5-HWCP-H2QQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 02:20 – Updated: 2022-05-14 02:20
VLAI
Details
The daemon in GDM through 3.29.1 does not properly unexport display objects from its D-Bus interface when they are destroyed, which allows a local attacker to trigger a use-after-free via a specially crafted sequence of D-Bus method calls, resulting in a denial of service or potential code execution.
Severity
7.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-14424"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-08-14T18:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The daemon in GDM through 3.29.1 does not properly unexport display objects from its D-Bus interface when they are destroyed, which allows a local attacker to trigger a use-after-free via a specially crafted sequence of D-Bus method calls, resulting in a denial of service or potential code execution.",
"id": "GHSA-c4j5-hwcp-h2qq",
"modified": "2022-05-14T02:20:30Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T02:20:30Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14424"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdm/issues/401"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00003.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3737-1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4270"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105179"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-C4JC-2FQ6-F2PF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:46 – Updated: 2022-05-24 16:46
VLAI
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 .
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-7068"
],
"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-c4jc-2fq6-f2pf",
"modified": "2022-05-24T16:46:42Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:46:42Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7068"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-07.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
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.