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CWE-467:Use of sizeof() on a Pointer Type
Weakness ID:467
Version:v4.17
Weakness Name:Use of sizeof() on a Pointer Type
Vulnerability Mapping:Allowed
Abstraction:Variant
Structure:Simple
Status:Draft
Likelihood of Exploit:High
DetailsContent HistoryObserved CVE ExamplesReports
▼Submissions
Submission DateRelease DateSubmitterOrganizationVersionComment
2006-07-192006-07-19CLASPN/ADraft 3

N/A

Submission Date: 2006-07-19

Release Date: 2006-07-19

Submitter: CLASP

Organization: N/A

Version: Draft 3

Comment:

N/A

▼Modifications
Modification DateRelease DateModifierOrganizationVersionImportanceComment
2009-12-28N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Demonstrative_Examples

2008-07-01N/AEric DalciCigitalN/AN/A

updated Time_of_Introduction

2008-08-01N/AN/AKDM AnalyticsN/AN/A

added/updated white box definitions

2008-09-08N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Applicable_Platforms, Common_Consequences, Relationships, Other_Notes, Taxonomy_Mappings, Weakness_Ordinalities

2008-11-24N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings

2009-03-10N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Demonstrative_Examples

2010-02-16N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Relationships

2011-06-01N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Common_Consequences

2011-06-27N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Common_Consequences

2011-09-13N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings

2012-05-11N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Relationships

2014-06-23N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Description, Other_Notes

2014-07-30N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings

2017-11-08N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Demonstrative_Examples, Taxonomy_Mappings, White_Box_Definitions

2019-01-03N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Relationships

2020-02-24N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated References

2023-04-27N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Detection_Factors, Relationships

2023-06-29N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Mapping_Notes

2024-11-192024-11-19CWE Content TeamMITRE4.16N/A

updated Description

2025-04-032025-04-03CWE Content TeamMITRE4.17N/A

updated Demonstrative_Examples

Modification Date: 2009-12-28

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Demonstrative_Examples

Modification Date: 2008-07-01

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: Eric Dalci

Organization: Cigital

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Time_of_Introduction

Modification Date: 2008-08-01

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: N/A

Organization: KDM Analytics

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

added/updated white box definitions

Modification Date: 2008-09-08

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Applicable_Platforms, Common_Consequences, Relationships, Other_Notes, Taxonomy_Mappings, Weakness_Ordinalities

Modification Date: 2008-11-24

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings

Modification Date: 2009-03-10

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Demonstrative_Examples

Modification Date: 2010-02-16

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Relationships

Modification Date: 2011-06-01

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Common_Consequences

Modification Date: 2011-06-27

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Common_Consequences

Modification Date: 2011-09-13

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings

Modification Date: 2012-05-11

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Relationships

Modification Date: 2014-06-23

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Description, Other_Notes

Modification Date: 2014-07-30

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings

Modification Date: 2017-11-08

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Demonstrative_Examples, Taxonomy_Mappings, White_Box_Definitions

Modification Date: 2019-01-03

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Relationships

Modification Date: 2020-02-24

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated References

Modification Date: 2023-04-27

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Detection_Factors, Relationships

Modification Date: 2023-06-29

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Mapping_Notes

Modification Date: 2024-11-19

Release Date: 2024-11-19

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: 4.16

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Description

Modification Date: 2025-04-03

Release Date: 2025-04-03

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: 4.17

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Demonstrative_Examples

▼Contributions
Contributor DateRelease DateTypeContributorOrganizationVersionComment
2024-10-212024-11-19FeedbackMarco TrosiSchaeffler Group4.16

Identified inappropriate emphasis on pointers to data allocated with malloc(), leading to a description change.

Contributor Date: 2024-10-21

Release Date: 2024-11-19

Type: Feedback

Contributor: Marco Trosi

Organization: Schaeffler Group

Version: 4.16

Comment:

Identified inappropriate emphasis on pointers to data allocated with malloc(), leading to a description change.

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