Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-415

    CWE-415: Double Free

    The product calls free() twice on the same memory address.

    Published:19 Jul 2006
    Organization:MITRE
    Modified:11 Dec 2025

    Related Weakness

    CWE-825: Expired Pointer Dereference

    CWE-1341: Multiple Releases of Same Resource or Handle

    CWE-672: Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release

    CWE-672: Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release

    CWE-672: Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release

    CWE-666: Operation on Resource in Wrong Phase of Lifetime

    CWE-416: Use After Free

    CWE-123: Write-what-where Condition