CWE-467
Use of sizeof() on a Pointer Type
Description
The code calls sizeof() on a pointer type, which can be an incorrect calculation if the programmer intended to determine the size of the data that is being pointed to.
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CVEs mapped to this weakness (4)
| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-47456 | Hig | 0.55 | 8.4 | 0.00 | May 22, 2024 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: peak_pci: peak_pci_remove(): fix UAF When remove the module peek_pci, referencing 'chan' again after releasing 'dev' will cause UAF. Fix this by releasing 'dev' later. The following log reveals it: [ … | ||
| CVE-2020-1638 | Hig | 0.49 | 7.5 | 0.01 | Apr 8, 2020 | The FPC (Flexible PIC Concentrator) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved may restart after processing a specific IPv4 packet. Only packets destined to the device itself, successfully reaching the RE through existing edge and control plane filtering, will be able to… | ||
| CVE-2025-33132 | Med | 0.42 | 6.5 | 0.00 | Oct 28, 2025 | IBM DB2 High Performance Unload 6.1.0.3, 5.1.0.1, 6.1.0.2, 6.5, 6.5.0.0 IF1, 6.1.0.1, 6.1, and 5.1 could allow an authenticated user to cause the program to crash due to the incorrect calculation of the size of the data that is being pointed to. | ||
| CVE-2026-52761 | Med | 0.31 | 5.8 | 0.00 | Jul 10, 2026 | ModSecurity is an open source, cross platform web application firewall (WAF) engine for Apache, IIS and Nginx. From 3.0.0 through 3.0.15, the t:utf8toUnicode transformation in src/actions/transformations/utf8_to_unicode.cc produces wrong output on i386 architecture because… |
- risk 0.55cvss 8.4epss 0.00
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: peak_pci: peak_pci_remove(): fix UAF When remove the module peek_pci, referencing 'chan' again after releasing 'dev' will cause UAF. Fix this by releasing 'dev' later. The following log reveals it: [ …
- risk 0.49cvss 7.5epss 0.01
The FPC (Flexible PIC Concentrator) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved may restart after processing a specific IPv4 packet. Only packets destined to the device itself, successfully reaching the RE through existing edge and control plane filtering, will be able to…
- risk 0.42cvss 6.5epss 0.00
IBM DB2 High Performance Unload 6.1.0.3, 5.1.0.1, 6.1.0.2, 6.5, 6.5.0.0 IF1, 6.1.0.1, 6.1, and 5.1 could allow an authenticated user to cause the program to crash due to the incorrect calculation of the size of the data that is being pointed to.
- risk 0.31cvss 5.8epss 0.00
ModSecurity is an open source, cross platform web application firewall (WAF) engine for Apache, IIS and Nginx. From 3.0.0 through 3.0.15, the t:utf8toUnicode transformation in src/actions/transformations/utf8_to_unicode.cc produces wrong output on i386 architecture because…