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 Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
10231 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-F4CQ-9RFF-835C
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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"nvd_published_at": "2025-03-11T17:16:30Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Use after free in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.",
"id": "GHSA-f4cq-9rff-835c",
"modified": "2025-03-11T18:32:17Z",
"published": "2025-03-11T18:32:17Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24078"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24078"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-F4FR-5W7W-PG2W
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-11 18:32 – Updated: 2025-10-22 00:33Use after free in Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-24983"
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-03-11T17:16:33Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Use after free in Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.",
"id": "GHSA-f4fr-5w7w-pg2w",
"modified": "2025-10-22T00:33:15Z",
"published": "2025-03-11T18:32:18Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24983"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24983"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-24983"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-F4FX-9FX2-WW9H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-15 12:31 – Updated: 2024-05-15 12:31Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30574, 24.002.20736 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.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-34100"
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-05-15T10:15:14Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30574, 24.002.20736 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-f4fx-9fx2-ww9h",
"modified": "2024-05-15T12:31:17Z",
"published": "2024-05-15T12:31:17Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-34100"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb24-29.html"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-F4HJ-7928-3PR9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-11-08 21:30 – Updated: 2023-11-15 21:35jbig2enc v0.28 was discovered to contain a heap-use-after-free via jbig2enc_auto_threshold_using_hash in src/jbig2enc.cc.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-46362"
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"CWE-416"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-11-08T21:15:08Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "jbig2enc v0.28 was discovered to contain a heap-use-after-free via jbig2enc_auto_threshold_using_hash in src/jbig2enc.cc.",
"id": "GHSA-f4hj-7928-3pr9",
"modified": "2023-11-15T21:35:03Z",
"published": "2023-11-08T21:30:37Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46362"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/agl/jbig2enc/issues/84"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/agl/jbig2enc"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-F4MG-W8X4-GR5X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-11 21:32 – Updated: 2024-06-20 15:31Use after free in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 126.0.6478.54 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-5846"
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"CWE-416"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-06-11T21:15:55Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Use after free in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 126.0.6478.54 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)",
"id": "GHSA-f4mg-w8x4-gr5x",
"modified": "2024-06-20T15:31:13Z",
"published": "2024-06-11T21:32:20Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5846"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/341095523"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7VXA32LXMNK3DSK3JBRLTBPFUH7LTODU"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MPU7AB53QQVNTBPGRMJRY5SXJNYWW3FX"
}
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"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"
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]
}
GHSA-F4MV-QXG4-7WQ3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-15 21:30 – Updated: 2026-04-16 15:31Use after free in Codecs in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.101 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted video file. (Chromium security severity: High)
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-6362"
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"database_specific": {
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"CWE-416"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-04-15T20:16:43Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Use after free in Codecs in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.101 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted video file. (Chromium security severity: High)",
"id": "GHSA-f4mv-qxg4-7wq3",
"modified": "2026-04-16T15:31:32Z",
"published": "2026-04-15T21:30:19Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6362"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/500066234"
}
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"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:L/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-F4QH-CFRH-87M4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-08-02 00:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 06:29Use after free in Diagnostics in Google Chrome on ChromeOS prior to 115.0.5790.98 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)
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-3731"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-08-01T23:15:32Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Use after free in Diagnostics in Google Chrome on ChromeOS prior to 115.0.5790.98 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-f4qh-cfrh-87m4",
"modified": "2024-04-04T06:29:08Z",
"published": "2023-08-02T00:30:39Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3731"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/07/stable-channel-update-for-chromeos.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://crbug.com/1441306"
}
],
"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-F4R4-2GXF-88XJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-09-10 00:00 – Updated: 2022-09-16 00:00A use-after-free vulnerability was found in systemd. This issue occurs due to the on_stream_io() function and dns_stream_complete() function in 'resolved-dns-stream.c' not incrementing the reference counting for the DnsStream object. Therefore, other functions and callbacks called can dereference the DNSStream object, causing the use-after-free when the reference is still used later.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-2526"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-09-09T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "A use-after-free vulnerability was found in systemd. This issue occurs due to the on_stream_io() function and dns_stream_complete() function in \u0027resolved-dns-stream.c\u0027 not incrementing the reference counting for the DnsStream object. Therefore, other functions and callbacks called can dereference the DNSStream object, causing the use-after-free when the reference is still used later.",
"id": "GHSA-f4r4-2gxf-88xj",
"modified": "2022-09-16T00:00:33Z",
"published": "2022-09-10T00:00:26Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2526"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/d973d94dec349fb676fdd844f6fe2ada3538f27c"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221111-0005"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-F4RQ-9JJ2-8FX8
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 handling of the currentPage property of a Host object. 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-6519.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-17665"
],
"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 handling of the currentPage property of a Host object. 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-6519.",
"id": "GHSA-f4rq-9jj2-8fx8",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:33:55Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:33:55Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17665"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1178"
}
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"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-F4RX-6CWC-QGFM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-09-20 00:00 – Updated: 2022-09-22 00:00A flaw use after free in the Linux kernel video4linux driver was found in the way user triggers em28xx_usb_probe() for the Empia 28xx based TV cards. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-3239"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-09-19T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A flaw use after free in the Linux kernel video4linux driver was found in the way user triggers em28xx_usb_probe() for the Empia 28xx based TV cards. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.",
"id": "GHSA-f4rx-6cwc-qgfm",
"modified": "2022-09-22T00:00:26Z",
"published": "2022-09-20T00:00:22Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3239"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c08eadca1bdfa099e20a32f8fa4b52b2f672236d"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0006"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
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.