CWE-14: Compiler Removal of Code to Clear Buffers

Sensitive memory is cleared according to the source code, but compiler optimizations leave the memory untouched when it is not read from again, aka dead store removal.

Published:19 Jul 2006

Organization:MITRE

Modified:11 Dec 2025

Related Weakness

CWE-733: Compiler Optimization Removal or Modification of Security-critical Code

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