CWE-588 (Attempt to Access Child of a Non-structure Pointer) documents a weakness type used across vulnerability databases and security assessments. Use the sections below for definition, context, and mapped CVEs.
Casting a non-structure type to a structure type and accessing a field can lead to memory access errors or data corruption.
| Kind | Name | Class | Prevalence | OS / CPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language | C | — | Undetermined | — |
| language | C++ | — | Undetermined | — |
These CVEs are mapped to this weakness in this database and kept for traceability and search.
| CVE | Published | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-21692 | 2026-01-07 | iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools that allow for the interaction, manipulation, and application of International Color Consortium (ICC) color management profiles. Versions prior to 2.3.1.2 … |
| CVE-2021-3510 | 2021-10-05 | Zephyr JSON decoder incorrectly decodes array of array. Zephyr versions >= >1.14.0, >= >2.5.0 contain Attempt to Access Child of a Non-structure Pointer (CWE-588). For more information, see https://gi… |
| CVE-2021-3319 | 2021-10-05 | DOS: Incorrect 802154 Frame Validation for Omitted Source / Dest Addresses. Zephyr versions >= > v2.4.0 contain NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476), Attempt to Access Child of a Non-structure Pointer (… |
| Date | Name | Version | Importance | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-07-01 | Eric Dalci | 1.0 | — | updated Time_of_Introduction |
| 2008-09-08 | CWE Content Team | 1.0 | — | updated Relationships, Other_Notes |
| 2009-03-10 | CWE Content Team | 1.3 | — | updated Relationships |
| 2009-07-27 | CWE Content Team | 1.5 | — | updated Common_Consequences, Other_Notes |
| 2011-06-01 | CWE Content Team | 1.13 | — | updated Common_Consequences |
| 2012-05-11 | CWE Content Team | 2.2 | — | updated Relationships |
| 2012-10-30 | CWE Content Team | 2.3 | — | updated Potential_Mitigations |
| 2014-07-30 | CWE Content Team | 2.8 | — | updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings |
| 2017-11-08 | CWE Content Team | 3.0 | — | updated Demonstrative_Examples |
| 2023-04-27 | CWE Content Team | 4.11 | — | updated Relationships, Time_of_Introduction |
| 2023-06-29 | CWE Content Team | 4.12 | — | updated Mapping_Notes |
| 2023-10-26 | CWE Content Team | 4.13 | — | updated Observed_Examples |
| 2025-12-11 | CWE Content Team | 4.19 | — | updated Applicable_Platforms, Detection_Factors, Weakness_Ordinalities |