Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-825

    CWE-825: Expired Pointer Dereference

    The product dereferences a pointer that contains a location for memory that was previously valid, but is no longer valid.

    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-672: Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release

    CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

    CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write