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
