CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Common_Weakness_Enumeration
gptkbp:category Software Weakness
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, which can cause a crash or other unintended behavior.
gptkbp:hasViewOf CWE-699 (Software Development)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)
gptkbp:mitigatedBy Check for NULL before dereferencing pointers.
Use static analysis tools to detect possible NULL dereferences.
gptkbp:name NULL Pointer Dereference
gptkbp:relatedTo CWE-252 (Unchecked Return Value)
CWE-690 (Unchecked Return Value to NULL Pointer)
gptkbp:status In Use
gptkbp:vulnerableTo 476
gptkbp:weakness gptkb:Base
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Common_Weakness_Enumeration_(CWE)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7