CWE-665
Improper Initialization
Description
The product does not initialize or incorrectly initializes a resource, which might leave the resource in an unexpected state when it is accessed or used.
Hierarchy (View 1000)
Related attack patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-26 · CAPEC-29
CVEs mapped to this weakness (114)
page 1 of 6| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2008-0062 | Cri | 0.65 | 9.8 | 0.10 | Mar 19, 2008 | KDC in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5kdc) does not set a global variable for some krb4 message types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted messages that trigger a NULL pointer dereference or double-free. | ||
| CVE-2017-13715 | Cri | 0.64 | 9.8 | 0.10 | Aug 29, 2017 | The __skb_flow_dissect function in net/core/flow_dissector.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3 does not ensure that n_proto, ip_proto, and thoff are initialized, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a… | ||
| CVE-2024-36455 | — | Cri | 0.61 | — | 0.00 | Jul 15, 2024 | An improper input validation allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote command execution on the affected PAM system by sending a specially crafted HTTP request. | |
| CVE-2001-1471 | Hig | 0.61 | 8.8 | 0.08 | Jul 31, 2001 | prefs.php in phpBB 1.4.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via an invalid language value, which prevents the variables (1) $l_statsblock in prefs.php or (2) $l_privnotify in auth.php from being properly initialized, which can be modified… | ||
| CVE-2017-5468 | Cri | 0.59 | 9.1 | 0.02 | Jun 11, 2018 | An issue with incorrect ownership model of "privateBrowsing" information exposed through developer tools. This can result in a non-exploitable crash when manually triggered during debugging. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 53. | ||
| CVE-2025-55118 | Hig | 0.58 | 8.9 | 0.00 | Sep 16, 2025 | Memory corruptions can be remotely triggered in the Control-M/Agent when SSL/TLS communication is configured. The issue occurs in the following cases: * Control-M/Agent 9.0.20: SSL/TLS configuration is set to the non-default setting "use_openssl=n"; * Control-M/Agent… | ||
| CVE-2008-3637 | Hig | 0.58 | 8.8 | 0.06 | Sep 26, 2008 | The Hash-based Message Authentication Code (HMAC) provider in Java on Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11, 10.5.4, and 10.5.5 uses an uninitialized variable, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted applet, related to an "error checking issue." | ||
| CVE-2024-21807 | Hig | 0.57 | 8.8 | 0.00 | Aug 14, 2024 | Improper initialization in the Linux kernel mode driver for some Intel(R) Ethernet Network Controllers and Adapters before version 28.3 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. | ||
| CVE-2018-14282 | Hig | 0.57 | 8.8 | 0.03 | Jul 31, 2018 | This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049. 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… | ||
| CVE-2018-10484 | Hig | 0.57 | 8.8 | 0.03 | May 17, 2018 | This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935. 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… | ||
| CVE-2017-12736 | Hig | 0.57 | 8.8 | 0.01 | Dec 26, 2017 | After initial configuration, the Ruggedcom Discovery Protocol (RCDP) is still able to write to the device under certain conditions. This could allow an attacker located in the adjacent network of the targeted device to perform unauthorized administrative actions. | ||
| CVE-2017-12262 | Hig | 0.57 | 8.8 | 0.01 | Nov 2, 2017 | A vulnerability within the firewall configuration of the Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module (APIC-EM) could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to gain privileged access to services only available on the internal network of the device.… | ||
| CVE-2018-10915 | Hig | 0.56 | 8.5 | 0.05 | Aug 9, 2018 | A vulnerability was found in libpq, the default PostgreSQL client library where libpq failed to properly reset its internal state between connections. If an affected version of libpq was used with "host" or "hostaddr" connection parameters from untrusted input, attackers could… | ||
| CVE-2013-1675 | Med | 0.55 | 6.5 | 0.07 | KEV | May 16, 2013 | Mozilla Firefox before 21.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.6, Thunderbird before 17.0.6, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.6 do not properly initialize data structures for the nsDOMSVGZoomEvent::mPreviousScale and nsDOMSVGZoomEvent::mNewScale functions, which allows remote… | |
| CVE-2018-6947 | Hig | 0.54 | 7.8 | 0.03 | Feb 28, 2018 | An uninitialised stack variable in the nxfuse component that is part of the Open Source DokanFS library shipped with NoMachine 6.0.66_2 and earlier allows a local low privileged user to gain elevation of privileges on Windows 7 (32 and 64bit), and denial of service for Windows 8… | ||
| CVE-2024-54129 | Cri | 0.53 | — | 0.00 | Dec 5, 2024 | The NASA’s Interplanetary Overlay Network (ION) is an implementation of Delay/Disruption Tolerant Networking (DTN). A vulnerability exists in the version ION-DTN BPv7 implementation version 4.1.3 when receiving a bundle with an improper reference to the imc scheme with valid… | ||
| CVE-2018-14678 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Jul 28, 2018 | An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 4.17.11, as used in Xen through 4.11.x. The xen_failsafe_callback entry point in arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S does not properly maintain RBX, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory usage and… | ||
| CVE-2018-10115 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.05 | May 2, 2018 | Incorrect initialization logic of RAR decoder objects in 7-Zip 18.03 and before can lead to usage of uninitialized memory, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted RAR archive. | ||
| CVE-2017-13153 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Dec 6, 2017 | An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Android media framework (libaudioservice). Product: Android. Versions: 8.0. Android ID A-65280854. | ||
| CVE-2017-14610 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Sep 20, 2017 | bareos-dir, bareos-fd, and bareos-sd in bareos-core in Bareos 16.2.6 and earlier create a PID file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for PID file modification… |
- risk 0.65cvss 9.8epss 0.10
KDC in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5kdc) does not set a global variable for some krb4 message types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted messages that trigger a NULL pointer dereference or double-free.
- risk 0.64cvss 9.8epss 0.10
The __skb_flow_dissect function in net/core/flow_dissector.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3 does not ensure that n_proto, ip_proto, and thoff are initialized, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a…
- risk 0.61cvss —epss 0.00
An improper input validation allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote command execution on the affected PAM system by sending a specially crafted HTTP request.
- risk 0.61cvss 8.8epss 0.08
prefs.php in phpBB 1.4.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via an invalid language value, which prevents the variables (1) $l_statsblock in prefs.php or (2) $l_privnotify in auth.php from being properly initialized, which can be modified…
- risk 0.59cvss 9.1epss 0.02
An issue with incorrect ownership model of "privateBrowsing" information exposed through developer tools. This can result in a non-exploitable crash when manually triggered during debugging. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 53.
- risk 0.58cvss 8.9epss 0.00
Memory corruptions can be remotely triggered in the Control-M/Agent when SSL/TLS communication is configured. The issue occurs in the following cases: * Control-M/Agent 9.0.20: SSL/TLS configuration is set to the non-default setting "use_openssl=n"; * Control-M/Agent…
- risk 0.58cvss 8.8epss 0.06
The Hash-based Message Authentication Code (HMAC) provider in Java on Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11, 10.5.4, and 10.5.5 uses an uninitialized variable, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted applet, related to an "error checking issue."
- risk 0.57cvss 8.8epss 0.00
Improper initialization in the Linux kernel mode driver for some Intel(R) Ethernet Network Controllers and Adapters before version 28.3 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- risk 0.57cvss 8.8epss 0.03
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049. 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…
- risk 0.57cvss 8.8epss 0.03
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935. 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…
- risk 0.57cvss 8.8epss 0.01
After initial configuration, the Ruggedcom Discovery Protocol (RCDP) is still able to write to the device under certain conditions. This could allow an attacker located in the adjacent network of the targeted device to perform unauthorized administrative actions.
- risk 0.57cvss 8.8epss 0.01
A vulnerability within the firewall configuration of the Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module (APIC-EM) could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to gain privileged access to services only available on the internal network of the device.…
- risk 0.56cvss 8.5epss 0.05
A vulnerability was found in libpq, the default PostgreSQL client library where libpq failed to properly reset its internal state between connections. If an affected version of libpq was used with "host" or "hostaddr" connection parameters from untrusted input, attackers could…
- risk 0.55cvss 6.5epss 0.07
Mozilla Firefox before 21.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.6, Thunderbird before 17.0.6, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.6 do not properly initialize data structures for the nsDOMSVGZoomEvent::mPreviousScale and nsDOMSVGZoomEvent::mNewScale functions, which allows remote…
- risk 0.54cvss 7.8epss 0.03
An uninitialised stack variable in the nxfuse component that is part of the Open Source DokanFS library shipped with NoMachine 6.0.66_2 and earlier allows a local low privileged user to gain elevation of privileges on Windows 7 (32 and 64bit), and denial of service for Windows 8…
- risk 0.53cvss —epss 0.00
The NASA’s Interplanetary Overlay Network (ION) is an implementation of Delay/Disruption Tolerant Networking (DTN). A vulnerability exists in the version ION-DTN BPv7 implementation version 4.1.3 when receiving a bundle with an improper reference to the imc scheme with valid…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 4.17.11, as used in Xen through 4.11.x. The xen_failsafe_callback entry point in arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S does not properly maintain RBX, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory usage and…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.05
Incorrect initialization logic of RAR decoder objects in 7-Zip 18.03 and before can lead to usage of uninitialized memory, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted RAR archive.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Android media framework (libaudioservice). Product: Android. Versions: 8.0. Android ID A-65280854.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
bareos-dir, bareos-fd, and bareos-sd in bareos-core in Bareos 16.2.6 and earlier create a PID file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for PID file modification…