Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Allowed

Use 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 Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.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-VWX3-WP3J-H8GH

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-06 15:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 05:26
VLAI
Details

Use After Free (UAF) vulnerability in the audio PCM driver module under special conditions. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause audio features to perform abnormally.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-48511"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416",
      "CWE-843"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-07-06T13:15:10Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "Use After Free (UAF) vulnerability in the audio PCM driver module under special conditions. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause audio features to perform abnormally.",
  "id": "GHSA-vwx3-wp3j-h8gh",
  "modified": "2024-04-04T05:26:07Z",
  "published": "2023-07-06T15:30:32Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48511"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2023/7"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/security/update/security-bulletins-202307-0000001587168858"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-VX4R-GJ3W-2HJF

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-03-31 00:00 – Updated: 2022-04-06 00:01
VLAI
Details

In NFC, there is a possible memory corruption due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-12LAndroid ID: A-192614125

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-39776"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-03-30T16:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In NFC, there is a possible memory corruption due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-12LAndroid ID: A-192614125",
  "id": "GHSA-vx4r-gj3w-2hjf",
  "modified": "2022-04-06T00:01:51Z",
  "published": "2022-03-31T00:00:18Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39776"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/android-12l"
    }
  ],
  "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-VX55-4H84-W3Q4

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:09 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:09
VLAI
Details

Use after free in Autofill in Google Chrome prior to 92.0.4515.107 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-30572"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-08-03T20:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use after free in Autofill in Google Chrome prior to 92.0.4515.107 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.",
  "id": "GHSA-vx55-4h84-w3q4",
  "modified": "2022-05-24T19:09:44Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T19:09:44Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30572"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_20.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://crbug.com/1214234"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5LVY4WIWTVVYKQMROJJS365TZBKEARCF"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IPJPUSAWIJMQFBQQQYXAICLI4EKFQOH6"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QW4R2K5HVJ4R6XDZYOJCCFPIN2XHNS3L"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-VX5M-MRJ2-V27C

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-09-21 21:31 – Updated: 2024-04-04 07:47
VLAI
Details

Samsung Mobile Processor Exynos 2200 allows a GPU Use After Free.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-42482"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-09-21T20:15:10Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Samsung Mobile Processor Exynos 2200 allows a GPU Use After Free.",
  "id": "GHSA-vx5m-mrj2-v27c",
  "modified": "2024-04-04T07:47:53Z",
  "published": "2023-09-21T21:31:01Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42482"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-VX9R-G834-XP63

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-24 00:32 – Updated: 2026-07-24 15:32
VLAI
Details

Use after free in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.186 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-2026-16805"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-07-23T22:16:52Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use after free in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.186 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)",
  "id": "GHSA-vx9r-g834-xp63",
  "modified": "2026-07-24T15:32:56Z",
  "published": "2026-07-24T00:32:33Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16805"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01320465736.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/523292588"
    }
  ],
  "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-VXC2-QXC2-PW67

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-04-08 18:34 – Updated: 2025-04-08 18:34
VLAI
Details

Animate versions 24.0.7, 23.0.10 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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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-27200"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-04-08T18:15:55Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Animate versions 24.0.7, 23.0.10 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-vxc2-qxc2-pw67",
  "modified": "2025-04-08T18:34:50Z",
  "published": "2025-04-08T18:34:50Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-27200"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb25-31.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-VXC7-MQP8-H5JR

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 01:45 – Updated: 2022-05-14 01:45
VLAI
Details

Use after free in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 65.0.3325.146 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2018-6060"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2018-11-14T15:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use after free in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 65.0.3325.146 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.",
  "id": "GHSA-vxc7-mqp8-h5jr",
  "modified": "2022-05-14T01:45:51Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T01:45:51Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6060"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0484"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://crbug.com/780919"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4182"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103297"
    }
  ],
  "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-VXFF-46QF-F9JX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-01 06:31 – Updated: 2024-12-23 15:30
VLAI
Details

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

bootconfig: use memblock_free_late to free xbc memory to buddy

On the time to free xbc memory in xbc_exit(), memblock may has handed over memory to buddy allocator. So it doesn't make sense to free memory back to memblock. memblock_free() called by xbc_exit() even causes UAF bugs on architectures with CONFIG_ARCH_KEEP_MEMBLOCK disabled like x86. Following KASAN logs shows this case.

This patch fixes the xbc memory free problem by calling memblock_free() in early xbc init error rewind path and calling memblock_free_late() in xbc exit path to free memory to buddy allocator.

[ 9.410890] ================================================================== [ 9.418962] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in memblock_isolate_range+0x12d/0x260 [ 9.426850] Read of size 8 at addr ffff88845dd30000 by task swapper/0/1

[ 9.435901] CPU: 9 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Tainted: G U 6.9.0-rc3-00208-g586b5dfb51b9 #5 [ 9.446403] Hardware name: Intel Corporation RPLP LP5 (CPU:RaptorLake)/RPLP LP5 (ID:13), BIOS IRPPN02.01.01.00.00.19.015.D-00000000 Dec 28 2023 [ 9.460789] Call Trace: [ 9.463518] [ 9.465859] dump_stack_lvl+0x53/0x70 [ 9.469949] print_report+0xce/0x610 [ 9.473944] ? __virt_addr_valid+0xf5/0x1b0 [ 9.478619] ? memblock_isolate_range+0x12d/0x260 [ 9.483877] kasan_report+0xc6/0x100 [ 9.487870] ? memblock_isolate_range+0x12d/0x260 [ 9.493125] memblock_isolate_range+0x12d/0x260 [ 9.498187] memblock_phys_free+0xb4/0x160 [ 9.502762] ? __pfx_memblock_phys_free+0x10/0x10 [ 9.508021] ? mutex_unlock+0x7e/0xd0 [ 9.512111] ? __pfx_mutex_unlock+0x10/0x10 [ 9.516786] ? kernel_init_freeable+0x2d4/0x430 [ 9.521850] ? __pfx_kernel_init+0x10/0x10 [ 9.526426] xbc_exit+0x17/0x70 [ 9.529935] kernel_init+0x38/0x1e0 [ 9.533829] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0xd/0x30 [ 9.538601] ret_from_fork+0x2c/0x50 [ 9.542596] ? __pfx_kernel_init+0x10/0x10 [ 9.547170] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 [ 9.551552]

[ 9.555649] The buggy address belongs to the physical page: [ 9.561875] page: refcount:0 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0x1 pfn:0x45dd30 [ 9.570821] flags: 0x200000000000000(node=0|zone=2) [ 9.576271] page_type: 0xffffffff() [ 9.580167] raw: 0200000000000000 ffffea0011774c48 ffffea0012ba1848 0000000000000000 [ 9.588823] raw: 0000000000000001 0000000000000000 00000000ffffffff 0000000000000000 [ 9.597476] page dumped because: kasan: bad access detected

[ 9.605362] Memory state around the buggy address: [ 9.610714] ffff88845dd2ff00: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 [ 9.618786] ffff88845dd2ff80: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 [ 9.626857] >ffff88845dd30000: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff [ 9.634930] ^ [ 9.638534] ffff88845dd30080: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff [ 9.646605] ffff88845dd30100: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff [ 9.654675] ==================================================================

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-26983"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-05-01T06:15:15Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbootconfig: use memblock_free_late to free xbc memory to buddy\n\nOn the time to free xbc memory in xbc_exit(), memblock may has handed\nover memory to buddy allocator. So it doesn\u0027t make sense to free memory\nback to memblock. memblock_free() called by xbc_exit() even causes UAF bugs\non architectures with CONFIG_ARCH_KEEP_MEMBLOCK disabled like x86.\nFollowing KASAN logs shows this case.\n\nThis patch fixes the xbc memory free problem by calling memblock_free()\nin early xbc init error rewind path and calling memblock_free_late() in\nxbc exit path to free memory to buddy allocator.\n\n[    9.410890] ==================================================================\n[    9.418962] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in memblock_isolate_range+0x12d/0x260\n[    9.426850] Read of size 8 at addr ffff88845dd30000 by task swapper/0/1\n\n[    9.435901] CPU: 9 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Tainted: G     U             6.9.0-rc3-00208-g586b5dfb51b9 #5\n[    9.446403] Hardware name: Intel Corporation RPLP LP5 (CPU:RaptorLake)/RPLP LP5 (ID:13), BIOS IRPPN02.01.01.00.00.19.015.D-00000000 Dec 28 2023\n[    9.460789] Call Trace:\n[    9.463518]  \u003cTASK\u003e\n[    9.465859]  dump_stack_lvl+0x53/0x70\n[    9.469949]  print_report+0xce/0x610\n[    9.473944]  ? __virt_addr_valid+0xf5/0x1b0\n[    9.478619]  ? memblock_isolate_range+0x12d/0x260\n[    9.483877]  kasan_report+0xc6/0x100\n[    9.487870]  ? memblock_isolate_range+0x12d/0x260\n[    9.493125]  memblock_isolate_range+0x12d/0x260\n[    9.498187]  memblock_phys_free+0xb4/0x160\n[    9.502762]  ? __pfx_memblock_phys_free+0x10/0x10\n[    9.508021]  ? mutex_unlock+0x7e/0xd0\n[    9.512111]  ? __pfx_mutex_unlock+0x10/0x10\n[    9.516786]  ? kernel_init_freeable+0x2d4/0x430\n[    9.521850]  ? __pfx_kernel_init+0x10/0x10\n[    9.526426]  xbc_exit+0x17/0x70\n[    9.529935]  kernel_init+0x38/0x1e0\n[    9.533829]  ? _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0xd/0x30\n[    9.538601]  ret_from_fork+0x2c/0x50\n[    9.542596]  ? __pfx_kernel_init+0x10/0x10\n[    9.547170]  ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30\n[    9.551552]  \u003c/TASK\u003e\n\n[    9.555649] The buggy address belongs to the physical page:\n[    9.561875] page: refcount:0 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0x1 pfn:0x45dd30\n[    9.570821] flags: 0x200000000000000(node=0|zone=2)\n[    9.576271] page_type: 0xffffffff()\n[    9.580167] raw: 0200000000000000 ffffea0011774c48 ffffea0012ba1848 0000000000000000\n[    9.588823] raw: 0000000000000001 0000000000000000 00000000ffffffff 0000000000000000\n[    9.597476] page dumped because: kasan: bad access detected\n\n[    9.605362] Memory state around the buggy address:\n[    9.610714]  ffff88845dd2ff00: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00\n[    9.618786]  ffff88845dd2ff80: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00\n[    9.626857] \u003effff88845dd30000: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff\n[    9.634930]                    ^\n[    9.638534]  ffff88845dd30080: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff\n[    9.646605]  ffff88845dd30100: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff\n[    9.654675] ==================================================================",
  "id": "GHSA-vxff-46qf-f9jx",
  "modified": "2024-12-23T15:30:46Z",
  "published": "2024-05-01T06:31:42Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26983"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e7feb31a18c197d63a5e606025ed63c762f8918"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a7dfb8fcd3f29fc93161100179b27f24f3d5f35"
    },
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      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89f9a1e876b5a7ad884918c03a46831af202c8a0"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e46d3be714ad9652480c6db129ab8125e2d20ab7"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4EZ6PJW7VOZ224TD7N4JZNU6KV32ZJ53"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DAMSOZXJEPUOXW33WZYWCVAY7Z5S7OOY"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GCBZZEC7L7KTWWAS2NLJK6SO3IZIL4WW"
    }
  ],
  "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-VXFX-Q6CX-2VQM

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 03:05 – Updated: 2022-05-17 03:05
VLAI
Details

The pstm_exptmod function in MatrixSSL before 3.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid free and crash) via a base zero value for the modular exponentiation.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-6885"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-01-13T16:59:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The pstm_exptmod function in MatrixSSL before 3.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid free and crash) via a base zero value for the modular exponentiation.",
  "id": "GHSA-vxfx-q6cx-2vqm",
  "modified": "2022-05-17T03:05:00Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T03:05:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6885"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/51-Fun-with-Bignums-Crashing-MatrixSSL-and-more.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.matrixssl.org/blog/releases/matrixssl_3_8_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-VXG6-WQ4C-3428

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:39 – Updated: 2025-10-22 00:31
VLAI
Details

Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, and Office 2016 allow a remote code execution vulnerability when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0262 and CVE-2017-0281.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-0261"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-05-12T14:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, and Office 2016 allow a remote code execution vulnerability when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka \"Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability\". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0262 and CVE-2017-0281.",
  "id": "GHSA-vxg6-wq4c-3428",
  "modified": "2025-10-22T00:31:22Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:39:50Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0261"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0261"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0261"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98104"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038444"
    }
  ],
  "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
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.