Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-822

    CWE-822: Untrusted Pointer Dereference

    The product obtains a value from an untrusted source, converts this value to a pointer, and dereferences the resulting pointer.

    Published:22 Sep 2010
    Organization:MITRE
    Modified:11 Dec 2025

    Related Weakness

    CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

    CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

    CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

    CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

    CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write