Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Common_Weakness_Enumeration
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| gptkbp:category |
Software Weakness
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| gptkbp:citation |
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html
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| gptkbp:consequence |
gptkb:Crash
gptkb:Denial_of_Service Unexpected Behavior |
| gptkbp:describes |
Dereference of a pointer that is expected to be valid but is NULL, typically leading to a crash or unexpected behavior.
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| gptkbp:example |
Dereferencing a pointer returned by malloc without checking for NULL.
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| gptkbp:hasCWE |
476
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
CWE-476
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| gptkbp:introduced |
Improper error handling
Failure to check return values |
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Java
gptkb:C++ C |
| gptkbp:likelihoodOfExploit |
High
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| gptkbp:mitigatedBy |
Check for NULL before dereferencing pointers.
Use static analysis tools to detect possible NULL dereferences. |
| gptkbp:name |
NULL Pointer Dereference
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:CWE
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
CWE-252
CWE-690 |
| gptkbp:status |
Active
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| gptkbp:weakness |
gptkb:Base
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:CWE
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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