Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-690

    CWE-690: Unchecked Return Value to NULL Pointer Dereference

    The product does not check for an error after calling a function that can return with a NULL pointer if the function fails, which leads to a resultant NULL pointer dereference.

    Published:11 Apr 2008
    Organization:MITRE
    Modified:11 Dec 2025

    Related Weakness

    CWE-252: Unchecked Return Value

    CWE-252: Unchecked Return Value