CWE-466: Return of Pointer Value Outside of Expected Range
Description
A function can return a pointer to memory that is outside of the buffer that the pointer is expected to reference.
Submission Date :
July 19, 2006, midnight
Modification Date :
2023-06-29 00:00:00+00:00
Organization :
MITRE
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