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 2 of 6| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2017-14609 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Sep 20, 2017 | The server daemons in Kannel 1.5.0 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 before a root script executes a… | ||
| CVE-2017-14102 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Sep 1, 2017 | MIMEDefang 2.80 and earlier creates 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 before a root script executes a "kill `cat… | ||
| CVE-2017-0745 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Aug 9, 2017 | A remote code execution vulnerability in the Android media framework (avc decoder). Product: Android. Versions: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2. Android ID: A-37079296. | ||
| CVE-2017-0723 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Aug 9, 2017 | A remote code execution vulnerability in the Android media framework (libavc). Product: Android. Versions: 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2. Android ID: A-37968755. | ||
| CVE-2014-9942 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Jun 6, 2017 | In Boot in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a Use of Uninitialized Variable vulnerability could potentially exist. | ||
| CVE-2007-3749 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Nov 15, 2007 | The kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 does not reset the current Mach Thread Port or Thread Exception Port when executing a setuid program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by creating the port before launching the setuid program, then writing to… | ||
| CVE-2018-14647 | Hig | 0.50 | 7.5 | 0.11 | Sep 25, 2018 | Python's elementtree C accelerator failed to initialise Expat's hash salt during initialization. This could make it easy to conduct denial of service attacks against Expat by constructing an XML document that would cause pathological hash collisions in Expat's internal data… | ||
| CVE-2024-45289 | Hig | 0.49 | 7.5 | 0.00 | Nov 12, 2024 | The fetch(3) library uses environment variables for passing certain information, including the revocation file pathname. The environment variable name used by fetch(1) to pass the filename to the library was incorrect, in effect ignoring the option. Fetch would still connect… | ||
| CVE-2018-16058 | Hig | 0.49 | 7.5 | 0.03 | Aug 30, 2018 | In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.2, 2.4.0 to 2.4.8, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.16, the Bluetooth AVDTP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-btavdtp.c by properly initializing a data structure. | ||
| CVE-2018-7419 | Hig | 0.49 | 7.5 | 0.03 | Feb 23, 2018 | In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.12 and 2.4.0 to 2.4.4, the NBAP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/asn1/nbap/nbap.cnf by ensuring DCH ID initialization. | ||
| CVE-2016-9446 | Hig | 0.49 | 7.5 | 0.04 | Jan 23, 2017 | The vmnc decoder in the gstreamer does not initialize the render canvas, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information as demonstrated by thumbnailing a simple 1 frame vmnc movie that does not draw to the allocated render canvas. | ||
| CVE-2017-8576 | Hig | 0.46 | 7.0 | 0.01 | Jun 29, 2017 | The graphics component in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an authenticated attacker to run arbitrary code in kernel mode via a specially crafted application, aka "Microsoft Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." | ||
| CVE-2018-1175 | Med | 0.42 | 6.5 | 0.03 | May 17, 2018 | This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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… | ||
| CVE-2018-1174 | Med | 0.42 | 6.5 | 0.03 | May 17, 2018 | This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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… | ||
| CVE-2016-9594 | Med | 0.42 | 6.5 | 0.03 | Apr 23, 2018 | curl before version 7.52.1 is vulnerable to an uninitialized random in libcurl's internal function that returns a good 32bit random value. Having a weak or virtually non-existent random value makes the operations that use it vulnerable. | ||
| CVE-2017-10972 | Med | 0.42 | 6.5 | 0.02 | Jul 6, 2017 | Uninitialized data in endianness conversion in the XEvent handling of the X.Org X Server before 2017-06-19 allowed authenticated malicious users to access potentially privileged data from the X server. | ||
| CVE-2017-3820 | Med | 0.42 | 6.5 | 0.03 | Feb 3, 2017 | A vulnerability in Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) functions of Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers running Cisco IOS XE Software Release 3.13.6S, 3.16.2S, or 3.17.1S could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause high CPU usage on an affected… | ||
| CVE-2011-4087 | Hig | 0.42 | 7.5 | 0.03 | Jun 8, 2013 | The br_parse_ip_options function in net/bridge/br_netfilter.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly initialize a certain data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by leveraging connectivity to a network interface that uses an… | ||
| CVE-2017-12847 | Med | 0.41 | 6.3 | 0.01 | Aug 23, 2017 | Nagios Core before 4.3.3 creates a nagios.lock 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 nagios.lock modification before a root script executes a "kill… | ||
| CVE-2016-6836 | Med | 0.39 | 6.0 | 0.00 | Dec 10, 2016 | The vmxnet3_complete_packet function in hw/net/vmxnet3.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive host memory information by leveraging failure to initialize the txcq_descr object. |
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
The server daemons in Kannel 1.5.0 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 before a root script executes a…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
MIMEDefang 2.80 and earlier creates 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 before a root script executes a "kill `cat…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01
A remote code execution vulnerability in the Android media framework (avc decoder). Product: Android. Versions: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2. Android ID: A-37079296.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01
A remote code execution vulnerability in the Android media framework (libavc). Product: Android. Versions: 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2. Android ID: A-37968755.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
In Boot in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a Use of Uninitialized Variable vulnerability could potentially exist.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
The kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 does not reset the current Mach Thread Port or Thread Exception Port when executing a setuid program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by creating the port before launching the setuid program, then writing to…
- risk 0.50cvss 7.5epss 0.11
Python's elementtree C accelerator failed to initialise Expat's hash salt during initialization. This could make it easy to conduct denial of service attacks against Expat by constructing an XML document that would cause pathological hash collisions in Expat's internal data…
- risk 0.49cvss 7.5epss 0.00
The fetch(3) library uses environment variables for passing certain information, including the revocation file pathname. The environment variable name used by fetch(1) to pass the filename to the library was incorrect, in effect ignoring the option. Fetch would still connect…
- risk 0.49cvss 7.5epss 0.03
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.2, 2.4.0 to 2.4.8, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.16, the Bluetooth AVDTP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-btavdtp.c by properly initializing a data structure.
- risk 0.49cvss 7.5epss 0.03
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.12 and 2.4.0 to 2.4.4, the NBAP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/asn1/nbap/nbap.cnf by ensuring DCH ID initialization.
- risk 0.49cvss 7.5epss 0.04
The vmnc decoder in the gstreamer does not initialize the render canvas, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information as demonstrated by thumbnailing a simple 1 frame vmnc movie that does not draw to the allocated render canvas.
- risk 0.46cvss 7.0epss 0.01
The graphics component in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an authenticated attacker to run arbitrary code in kernel mode via a specially crafted application, aka "Microsoft Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- risk 0.42cvss 6.5epss 0.03
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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…
- risk 0.42cvss 6.5epss 0.03
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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…
- risk 0.42cvss 6.5epss 0.03
curl before version 7.52.1 is vulnerable to an uninitialized random in libcurl's internal function that returns a good 32bit random value. Having a weak or virtually non-existent random value makes the operations that use it vulnerable.
- risk 0.42cvss 6.5epss 0.02
Uninitialized data in endianness conversion in the XEvent handling of the X.Org X Server before 2017-06-19 allowed authenticated malicious users to access potentially privileged data from the X server.
- risk 0.42cvss 6.5epss 0.03
A vulnerability in Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) functions of Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers running Cisco IOS XE Software Release 3.13.6S, 3.16.2S, or 3.17.1S could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause high CPU usage on an affected…
- risk 0.42cvss 7.5epss 0.03
The br_parse_ip_options function in net/bridge/br_netfilter.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly initialize a certain data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by leveraging connectivity to a network interface that uses an…
- risk 0.41cvss 6.3epss 0.01
Nagios Core before 4.3.3 creates a nagios.lock 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 nagios.lock modification before a root script executes a "kill…
- risk 0.39cvss 6.0epss 0.00
The vmxnet3_complete_packet function in hw/net/vmxnet3.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive host memory information by leveraging failure to initialize the txcq_descr object.