Common Weakness Enumeration
CWE Definition / CWE-469
CWE-469: Use of Pointer Subtraction to Determine Size
The product subtracts one pointer from another in order to determine size, but this calculation can be incorrect if the pointers do not exist in the same memory chunk.
Published:19 Jul 2006
Organization:MITRE
Modified:11 Dec 2025
Related Weakness
CWE-682: Incorrect Calculation
