VYPR

CWE-665

Improper Initialization

ClassDraftLikelihood: Medium

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.

This can have security implications when the associated resource is expected to have certain properties or values, such as a variable that determines whether a user has been authenticated or not.

Hierarchy (View 1000)

Related attack patterns (CAPEC)

CAPEC-26 · CAPEC-29

CVEs mapped to this weakness (358)

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  • CVE-2017-8576HigJun 29, 2017
    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."

  • CVE-2026-0940MedMar 11, 2026
    risk 0.44cvss 6.7epss 0.00

    A potential improper initialization vulnerability was reported in the BIOS of some ThinkPads that could allow a local privileged user to modify data and execute arbitrary code.

  • CVE-2024-11158MedDec 5, 2024
    risk 0.44cvss 6.7epss 0.00

    An “uninitialized variable” code execution vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation Arena® that could allow a threat actor to craft a DOE file and force the software to access a variable before it being initialized. If exploited, a threat actor could leverage…

  • CVE-2023-40261MedAug 8, 2024
    risk 0.44cvss 6.8epss 0.00

    Diebold Nixdorf Vynamic Security Suite (VSS) before 3.3.0 SR17, 4.0.0 SR07, 4.1.0 SR04, 4.2.0 SR04, and 4.3.0 SR02 fails to validate file attributes during the Pre-Boot Authorization (PBA) process. This can be exploited by a physical attacker who is able to manipulate the…

  • CVE-2023-4503MedFeb 6, 2024
    risk 0.44cvss 6.8epss 0.01

    An improper initialization vulnerability was found in Galleon. When using Galleon to provision custom EAP or EAP-XP servers, the servers are created unsecured. This issue could allow an attacker to access remote HTTP services available from the server.

  • CVE-2021-34703MedSep 23, 2021
    risk 0.44cvss 6.8epss 0.01

    A vulnerability in the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) message parser of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an attacker to trigger a reload of an affected device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to improper…

  • CVE-2020-12357MedJun 9, 2021
    risk 0.44cvss 6.7epss 0.00

    Improper initialization in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

  • CVE-2018-12204MedMar 14, 2019
    risk 0.44cvss 6.7epss 0.00

    Improper memory initialization in Platform Sample/Silicon Reference firmware Intel(R) Server Board, Intel(R) Server System and Intel(R) Compute Module may allow privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

  • CVE-2021-0125MedFeb 9, 2022
    risk 0.43cvss 6.6epss 0.00

    Improper initialization in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.

  • CVE-2019-1299MedSep 11, 2019
    risk 0.43cvss 6.5epss 0.06

    An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Edge based on Edge HTML improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft Edge based on Edge HTML Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.

  • CVE-2018-14647HigSep 25, 2018
    risk 0.43cvss 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…

  • CVE-2026-54279HigJun 22, 2026
    risk 0.42cvss 7.5epss 0.00

    AIOHTTP is an asynchronous HTTP client/server framework for asyncio and Python. Prior to 3.14.1, host-only cookies that are saved with CookieJar.save() and then restored later with CookieJar.load() lose their host-only status. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.14.1.

  • CVE-2023-20591MedAug 13, 2024
    risk 0.42cvss 6.5epss 0.00

    Improper re-initialization of IOMMU during the DRTM event may permit an untrusted platform configuration to persist, allowing an attacker to read or modify hypervisor memory, potentially resulting in loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

  • CVE-2023-27306MedNov 14, 2023
    risk 0.42cvss 6.5epss 0.00

    Improper Initialization in firmware for some Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD products may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

  • CVE-2022-22164MedJan 19, 2022
    risk 0.42cvss 6.5epss 0.01

    An Improper Initialization vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved may cause a commit operation for disabling the telnet service to not take effect as expected, resulting in the telnet service staying enabled. When it is not intended to be operating on the device, an…

  • CVE-2021-1860MedSep 8, 2021
    risk 0.42cvss 6.5epss 0.02

    A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, Security Update 2021-003 Mojave, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5, macOS Big Sur 11.3. A malicious application may be able to…

  • CVE-2021-1857MedSep 8, 2021
    risk 0.42cvss 6.5epss 0.01

    A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iTunes 12.11.3 for Windows, Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, Security Update 2021-003 Mojave, iCloud for Windows 12.3, macOS Big Sur 11.3, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5, iOS 14.5 and…

  • CVE-2021-1820MedSep 8, 2021
    risk 0.42cvss 6.5epss 0.01

    A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.3, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may result in the disclosure of process memory.

  • CVE-2021-28688MedApr 6, 2021
    risk 0.42cvss 6.5epss 0.00

    The fix for XSA-365 includes initialization of pointers such that subsequent cleanup code wouldn't use uninitialized or stale values. This initialization went too far and may under certain conditions also overwrite pointers which are in need of cleaning up. The lack of cleanup…

  • CVE-2020-26957MedDec 9, 2020
    risk 0.42cvss 6.5epss 0.01

    OneCRL was non-functional in the new Firefox for Android due to a missing service initialization. This could result in a failure to enforce some certificate revocations. *Note: This issue only affected Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This…