CWE CWE-465: CWE CATEGORY: Pointer Issues (4.19.1)
Category ID: 465
Vulnerability Mapping: PROHIBITED This CWE ID must not be used to map to real-world vulnerabilities
Summary
Weaknesses in this category are related to improper handling of pointers.
Membership
| Nature | Type | ID | Name |
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| MemberOf |  View - a subset of CWE entries that provides a way of examining CWE content. The two main view structures are Slices (flat lists) and Graphs (containing relationships between entries). |
699 | Software Development |
| HasMember |  Base - a weakness that is still mostly independent of a resource or technology, but with sufficient details to provide specific methods for detection and prevention. Base level weaknesses typically describe issues in terms of 2 or 3 of the following dimensions: behavior, property, technology, language, and resource. |
466 | Return of Pointer Value Outside of Expected Range |
| HasMember | Base - a weakness that is still mostly independent of a resource or technology, but with sufficient details to provide specific methods for detection and prevention. Base level weaknesses typically describe issues in terms of 2 or 3 of the following dimensions: behavior, property, technology, language, and resource. |
468 | Incorrect Pointer Scaling |
| HasMember | Base - a weakness that is still mostly independent of a resource or technology, but with sufficient details to provide specific methods for detection and prevention. Base level weaknesses typically describe issues in terms of 2 or 3 of the following dimensions: behavior, property, technology, language, and resource. |
469 | Use of Pointer Subtraction to Determine Size |
| HasMember | Base - a weakness that is still mostly independent of a resource or technology, but with sufficient details to provide specific methods for detection and prevention. Base level weaknesses typically describe issues in terms of 2 or 3 of the following dimensions: behavior, property, technology, language, and resource. |
476 | NULL Pointer Dereference |
| HasMember |  Variant - a weakness that is linked to a certain type of product, typically involving a specific language or technology. More specific than a Base weakness. Variant level weaknesses typically describe issues in terms of 3 to 5 of the following dimensions: behavior, property, technology, language, and resource. |
587 | Assignment of a Fixed Address to a Pointer |
| HasMember | Base - a weakness that is still mostly independent of a resource or technology, but with sufficient details to provide specific methods for detection and prevention. Base level weaknesses typically describe issues in terms of 2 or 3 of the following dimensions: behavior, property, technology, language, and resource. |
763 | Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference |
| HasMember | Base - a weakness that is still mostly independent of a resource or technology, but with sufficient details to provide specific methods for detection and prevention. Base level weaknesses typically describe issues in terms of 2 or 3 of the following dimensions: behavior, property, technology, language, and resource. |
822 | Untrusted Pointer Dereference |
| HasMember | Base - a weakness that is still mostly independent of a resource or technology, but with sufficient details to provide specific methods for detection and prevention. Base level weaknesses typically describe issues in terms of 2 or 3 of the following dimensions: behavior, property, technology, language, and resource. |
823 | Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset |
| HasMember | Base - a weakness that is still mostly independent of a resource or technology, but with sufficient details to provide specific methods for detection and prevention. Base level weaknesses typically describe issues in terms of 2 or 3 of the following dimensions: behavior, property, technology, language, and resource. |
824 | Access of Uninitialized Pointer |
| HasMember | Base - a weakness that is still mostly independent of a resource or technology, but with sufficient details to provide specific methods for detection and prevention. Base level weaknesses typically describe issues in terms of 2 or 3 of the following dimensions: behavior, property, technology, language, and resource. |
825 | Expired Pointer Dereference |
Vulnerability Mapping Notes
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Usage: PROHIBITED (this CWE ID must not be used to map to real-world vulnerabilities) |
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Reason: Category |
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Rationale: This entry is a Category. Using categories for mapping has been discouraged since 2019. Categories are informal organizational groupings of weaknesses that can help CWE users with data aggregation, navigation, and browsing. However, they are not weaknesses in themselves. |
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Comments: See member weaknesses of this category. |
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