CWE-762 (Mismatched Memory Management Routines) documents a weakness type used across vulnerability databases and security assessments. Use the sections below for definition, context, and mapped CVEs.
Security impact
Security impact: Depends on product and context; use CVE records, severity scores, and MITRE guidance to prioritize.
Description
The product attempts to return a memory resource to the system, but it calls a release function that is not compatible with the function that was originally used to allocate that resource.
Applicable platforms
Kind
Name
Class
Prevalence
OS / CPE
language
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Memory-Unsafe
Often
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language
C
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Undetermined
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language
C++
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Undetermined
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Related CVEs in this database
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