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CWE-416 (释放后使用) — Vulnerability Class 2435

2435 vulnerabilities classified as CWE-416 (释放后使用). AI Chinese analysis included.

CWE-416, Use After Free, is a critical memory safety weakness occurring when a program continues to reference a memory location after it has been deallocated. Attackers typically exploit this vulnerability by freeing an object and then rapidly reallocating that same memory block with attacker-controlled data. Because the original pointer still points to the now-invalid address, the application may inadvertently execute malicious code or corrupt memory structures, often leading to arbitrary code execution or denial of service. To prevent this, developers must rigorously manage memory lifecycles by nullifying pointers immediately after freeing them, ensuring no dangling references remain. Utilizing modern programming languages with automatic garbage collection or employing static analysis tools to detect invalid memory accesses further mitigates the risk, ensuring that freed memory is never accessed again during the program’s execution.

MITRE CWE Description
The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
Common Consequences (4)
IntegrityModify Memory
The use of previously freed memory may corrupt valid data, if the memory area in question has been allocated and used properly elsewhere.
AvailabilityDoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
If chunk consolidation occurs after the use of previously freed data, the process may crash when invalid data is used as chunk information.
ConfidentialityRead Memory
Read operations on freed memory can sometimes leak sensitive information instead of causing a crash
Integrity, Confidentiality, AvailabilityExecute Unauthorized Code or Commands
If malicious data is entered before chunk consolidation can take place, it may be possible to take advantage of a write-what-where primitive to execute arbitrary code. If the newly allocated data happens to hold a class, in C++ for example, various function pointers may be scattered within the heap …
Mitigations (2)
Architecture and DesignChoose a language that provides automatic memory management.
ImplementationWhen freeing pointers, be sure to set them to NULL once they are freed. However, the utilization of multiple or complex data structures may lower the usefulness of this strategy.
Effectiveness: Defense in Depth
Examples (2)
The following example demonstrates the weakness.
#include <stdio.h> #include <unistd.h> #define BUFSIZER1 512 #define BUFSIZER2 ((BUFSIZER1/2) - 8) int main(int argc, char **argv) { char *buf1R1; char *buf2R1; char *buf2R2; char *buf3R2; buf1R1 = (char *) malloc(BUFSIZER1); buf2R1 = (char *) malloc(BUFSIZER1); free(buf2R1); buf2R2 = (char *) malloc(BUFSIZER2); buf3R2 = (char *) malloc(BUFSIZER2); strncpy(buf2R1, argv[1], BUFSIZER1-1); free(buf1R1); free(buf2R2); free(buf3R2); }
Bad · C
The following code illustrates a use after free error:
char* ptr = (char*)malloc (SIZE); if (err) { abrt = 1; free(ptr); } ... if (abrt) { logError("operation aborted before commit", ptr); }
Bad · C
CVE IDTitleCVSSSeverityPublished
CVE-2025-48798 Gimp: multiple use after free in xcf parser 7.3 High2025-05-27
CVE-2025-48752 Process Sync 资源管理错误漏洞 — process-sync-rs 2.9 Low2025-05-24
CVE-2025-1706 GPU DDK - Improper locking when accessing the pvr_exp_fence object — Graphics DDK 7.8AIHighAI2025-05-17
CVE-2025-4516 Use-after-free in "unicode_escape" decoder with error handler — CPython 7.5AIHighAI2025-05-15
CVE-2025-43571 Substance3D - Stager | Use After Free (CWE-416) — Substance3D - Stager 7.8 High2025-05-13
CVE-2025-43570 Substance3D - Stager | Use After Free (CWE-416) — Substance3D - Stager 7.8 High2025-05-13
CVE-2025-43568 Substance3D - Stager | Use After Free (CWE-416) — Substance3D - Stager 7.8 High2025-05-13
CVE-2025-43549 Substance3D - Stager | Use After Free (CWE-416) — Substance3D - Stager 7.8 High2025-05-13
CVE-2025-30385 Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability — Windows 10 Version 1507 7.8 High2025-05-13
CVE-2025-29831 Windows Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability — Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 7.5 High2025-05-13
CVE-2025-32709 Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability — Windows 10 Version 1507 7.8 High2025-05-13
CVE-2025-32701 Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability — Windows 10 Version 1507 7.8 High2025-05-13
CVE-2025-30400 Microsoft DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability — Windows 10 Version 1809 7.8 High2025-05-13
CVE-2025-30393 Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability — Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise 7.8 High2025-05-13
CVE-2025-30386 Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability — Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise 8.4 High2025-05-13
CVE-2025-30377 Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability — Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise 8.4 High2025-05-13
CVE-2025-29978 Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability — Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise 7.8 High2025-05-13
CVE-2025-29977 Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability — Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise 7.8 High2025-05-13
CVE-2025-29970 Microsoft Brokering File System Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability — Windows 11 Version 24H2 7.8 High2025-05-13
CVE-2025-31946 Pixmeo OsiriX MD Use After Free — OsiriX MD 6.2 Medium2025-05-08
CVE-2025-27578 Pixmeo OsiriX MD Use After Free — OsiriX MD 7.5 High2025-05-08
CVE-2025-4372 Google Chrome 资源管理错误漏洞 — Chrome 8.8 -2025-05-06
CVE-2025-21453 Use After Free in GPS HLOS Driver — Snapdragon 7.8 High2025-05-06
CVE-2024-45583 Use After Free in Secure Processor — Snapdragon 6.6 Medium2025-05-06
CVE-2024-45567 Use After Free in Camera Driver — Snapdragon 7.8 High2025-05-06
CVE-2024-45566 Use After Free in Camera Driver — Snapdragon 7.8 High2025-05-06
CVE-2024-45564 Use After Free in HLOS — Snapdragon 7.8 High2025-05-06
CVE-2024-45562 Use After Free in HLOS — Snapdragon 6.6 Medium2025-05-06
CVE-2024-45554 Use After Free in DSP Service — Snapdragon 7.8 High2025-05-06
CVE-2025-1884 Use-After-Free vulnerability exists in SOLIDWORKS eDrawings on Release SOLIDWORKS Desktop 2025 — SOLIDWORKS eDrawings 7.8 High2025-05-02

Vulnerabilities classified as CWE-416 (释放后使用) represent 2435 CVEs. The CWE taxonomy describes the weakness; review individual CVEs for product-specific impact.