CWE-822: Untrusted Pointer Dereference, page 4
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The product obtains a value from an untrusted source, converts this value to a pointer, and dereferences the resulting pointer.
What the weakness is: CWE-822 at MITRE
Related attack patterns (CAPEC): 1
- CAPEC-129 Pointer Manipulation Severity: Medium
The attack patterns MITRE's CAPEC relates to CWE-822, as MITRE names them. Credits.
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