CWE-825 (Expired Pointer Dereference) documents a weakness type used across vulnerability databases and security assessments. Use the sections below for definition, context, and mapped CVEs.
The product dereferences a pointer that contains a location for memory that was previously valid, but is no longer valid.
| Kind | Name | Class | Prevalence | OS / CPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language | — | Memory-Unsafe | Undetermined | — |
| 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-2026-8854 | 2026-05-26 | IBM HTTP Server 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to denial of service via the optional module mod_mem_cache. |
| CVE-2026-7111 | 2026-04-29 | Text::CSV_XS versions before 1.62 for Perl have a use-after-free when registered callbacks extend the Perl argument stack, which may enable type confusion or memory corruption. The Parse, print, getl… |
| CVE-2026-34001 | 2026-04-23 | A flaw was found in the X.Org X server. This use-after-free vulnerability occurs in the XSYNC fence triggering logic, specifically within the miSyncTriggerFence() function. An attacker with access to … |
| CVE-2026-35094 | 2026-04-01 | A flaw was found in libinput. An attacker capable of deploying a Lua plugin file in specific system directories can exploit a dangling pointer vulnerability. This occurs when a garbage collection clea… |
| CVE-2026-5165 | 2026-03-30 | A flaw was found in virtio-win, specifically within the VirtIO Block (BLK) device. When the device undergoes a reset, it fails to properly manage memory, resulting in a use-after-free vulnerability. T… |
| CVE-2026-2436 | 2026-03-26 | A flaw was found in libsoup's SoupServer. A remote attacker could exploit a use-after-free vulnerability where the `soup_server_disconnect()` function frees connection objects prematurely, even if a T… |
| CVE-2026-32873 | 2026-03-20 | ewe is a Gleam web server. Versions 0.8.0 through 3.0.4 contain a bug in the handle_trailers function where rejected trailer headers (forbidden or undeclared) cause an infinite loop. When handle_trail… |
| CVE-2026-30978 | 2026-03-10 | iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools for working with ICC color management profiles. Prior to 2.3.1.5, there is a heap-use-after-free in CIccCmm::AddXform() causing invalid vptr dereference an… |
| CVE-2025-12119 | 2025-11-18 | A mongoc_bulk_operation_t may read invalid memory if large options are passed. |
| CVE-2025-61664 | 2025-11-18 | A vulnerability in the GRUB2 bootloader has been identified in the normal module. This flaw, a memory Use After Free issue, occurs because the normal_exit command is not properly unregistered when its… |
| CVE-2025-61663 | 2025-11-18 | A vulnerability has been identified in the GRUB2 bootloader's normal command that poses an immediate Denial of Service (DoS) risk. This flaw is a Use-after-Free issue, caused because the normal comman… |
| CVE-2025-54771 | 2025-11-18 | A use-after-free vulnerability has been identified in the GNU GRUB (Grand Unified Bootloader). The flaw occurs because the file-closing process incorrectly retains a memory pointer, leaving an invalid… |
| CVE-2025-54770 | 2025-11-18 | A vulnerability has been identified in the GRUB2 bootloader's network module that poses an immediate Denial of Service (DoS) risk. This flaw is a Use-after-Free issue, caused because the net_set_vlan … |
| CVE-2025-10911 | 2025-09-25 | A use-after-free vulnerability was found in libxslt while parsing xsl nodes that may lead to the dereference of expired pointers and application crash. |
| CVE-2025-49795 | 2025-06-16 | A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was found in libxml2 when processing XPath XML expressions. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious XML input to libxml2, leading to a denial of serv… |
| CVE-2025-49794 | 2025-06-16 | A use-after-free vulnerability was found in libxml2. This issue occurs when parsing XPath elements under certain circumstances when the XML schematron has the <sch:name path="..."/> schema elements. T… |
| CVE-2025-30653 | 2025-04-09 | An Expired Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Routing Protocol Daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause Denial of Service … |
| CVE-2024-45105 | 2024-09-13 | An internal product security audit discovered a UEFI SMM (System Management Mode) callout vulnerability in some ThinkSystem servers that could allow a local attacker with elevated privileges to execut… |
| CVE-2024-8250 | 2024-08-29 | NTLMSSP dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0 to 4.0.6 and 4.0.0 to 4.0.16 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file |
| CVE-2024-39792 | 2024-08-14 | When the NGINX Plus is configured to use the MQTT pre-read module, undisclosed requests can cause an increase in memory resource utilization. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technic… |
| Date | Name | Version | Importance | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-06-27 | CWE Content Team | 2.0 | — | updated Demonstrative_Examples, Potential_Mitigations, Relationships |
| 2012-05-11 | CWE Content Team | 2.2 | — | updated Demonstrative_Examples, Relationships |
| 2013-02-21 | CWE Content Team | 2.4 | — | updated Alternate_Terms |
| 2020-02-24 | CWE Content Team | 4.0 | — | updated Relationships |
| 2020-08-20 | CWE Content Team | 4.2 | — | updated Relationships |
| 2020-12-10 | CWE Content Team | 4.3 | — | updated Relationships |
| 2021-03-15 | CWE Content Team | 4.4 | — | updated Observed_Examples |
| 2022-04-28 | CWE Content Team | 4.7 | — | updated Research_Gaps |
| 2023-01-31 | CWE Content Team | 4.10 | — | updated Common_Consequences, Description |
| 2023-04-27 | CWE Content Team | 4.11 | — | updated Relationships |
| 2023-06-29 | CWE Content Team | 4.12 | — | updated Mapping_Notes |
| 2025-04-03 | CWE Content Team | 4.17 | — | updated Applicable_Platforms |
| 2025-09-09 | CWE Content Team | 4.18 | — | updated Affected_Resources, Functional_Areas |
| 2025-12-11 | CWE Content Team | 4.19 | — | updated Applicable_Platforms, Detection_Factors, Observed_Examples, References, Time_of_Introduction, Weakness_Ordinalities |