CWE-665— Improper Initialization
The product does not initialize or incorrectly initializes a resource, which might leave the resource in an unexpected state when it is accessed or used.— MITRE CWE catalog
370 active CVEs classified under this weakness category. Sourced from NVD, GHSA, and vendor advisories. Full definition on MITRE →
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- CVE-2017-14102HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82017-09-01
MIMEDefang 2.80 and earlier creates a PID file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for PID file modification before a root…
- CVE-2017-0745HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82017-08-09
A remote code execution vulnerability in the Android media framework (avc decoder). Product: Android. Versions: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2. Android ID: A-37079296.
- CVE-2017-0723HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82017-08-09
A remote code execution vulnerability in the Android media framework (libavc). Product: Android. Versions: 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2. Android ID: A-37968755.
- CVE-2014-9942HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82017-06-06
In Boot in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a Use of Uninitialized Variable vulnerability could potentially exist.
- CVE-2007-3749HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82007-11-15
The kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 does not reset the current Mach Thread Port or Thread Exception Port when executing a setuid program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by creating the port before launchin…
- CVE-2023-1048HIGHCVSS 5.3EG 7.82023-02-26
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in TechPowerUp Ryzen DRAM Calculator 1.2.0.5. This issue affects some unknown processing in the library WinRing0x64.sys. The manipulation leads to improper initialization. L…
- CVE-2023-1047HIGHCVSS 5.3EG 7.82023-02-26
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in TechPowerUp RealTemp 3.7.0.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code in the library WinRing0x64.sys. The manipulation leads to improper initialization. An attack has to be approached loc…
- CVE-2020-10725HIGHCVSS 7.7EG 7.72020-05-20
A flaw was found in DPDK version 19.11 and above that allows a malicious guest to cause a segmentation fault of the vhost-user backend application running on the host, which could result in a loss of connectivity for the other guests runni…
- CVE-2022-2472HIGHCVSS 7.6EG 7.62022-09-15
Improper Initialization vulnerability in the local server component of EZVIZ CS-C6N-A0-1C2WFR allows a local attacker to read the contents of the memory space containing the encrypted admin password. This issue affects: EZVIZ CS-C6N-A0-1C2…
- CVE-2026-54279HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52026-06-15
AIOHTTP is an asynchronous HTTP client/server framework for asyncio and Python. Prior to 3.14.1, host-only cookies that are saved with CookieJar.save() and then restored later with CookieJar.load() lose their host-only status. This vulnera…
- CVE-2025-66363HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52026-03-03
An issue was discovered in LBS in Samsung Mobile Processor Exynos 2200. There was no check for memory initialization within DL NAS Transport messages.
- CVE-2026-21913HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52026-01-15
An Incorrect Initialization of Resource vulnerability in the Internal Device Manager (IDM) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on EX4000 models allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS). On EX4000 model…
- CVE-2024-45289HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52024-11-12
The fetch(3) library uses environment variables for passing certain information, including the revocation file pathname. The environment variable name used by fetch(1) to pass the filename to the library was incorrect, in effect ignoring …
- CVE-2024-28084HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52024-03-03
p2putil.c in iNet wireless daemon (IWD) through 2.15 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact because of initialization issues in situations where parsing of advertised service …
- CVE-2023-49062HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52023-11-28
Katran could disclose non-initialized kernel memory as part of an IP header. The issue was present for IPv4 encapsulation and ICMP (v4) Too Big packet generation. After a bpf_xdp_adjust_head call, Katran code didn’t initialize the Identi…
- CVE-2023-1719HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52023-11-01
Global variable extraction in bitrix/modules/main/tools.php in Bitrix24 22.0.300 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to (1) enumerate attachments on the server and (2) execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the victim's browser, and poss…
- CVE-2020-35342HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52023-08-22
GNU Binutils before 2.34 has an uninitialized-heap vulnerability in function tic4x_print_cond (file opcodes/tic4x-dis.c) which could allow attackers to make an information leak.
- CVE-2022-48352HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52023-03-27
Some smartphones have data initialization issues. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause a system panic.
- CVE-2022-32231HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52023-02-16
Improper initialization in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- CVE-2023-23555HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52023-02-01
On BIG-IP Virtual Edition versions 15.1x beginning in 15.1.4 to before 15.1.8 and 14.1.x beginning in 14.1.5 to before 14.1.5.3, and BIG-IP SPK beginning in 1.5.0 to before 1.6.0, when FastL4 profile is configured on a virtual server, undi…
- CVE-2022-46505HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52023-01-18
An issue in MatrixSSL 4.5.1-open and earlier leads to failure to securely check the SessionID field, resulting in the misuse of an all-zero MasterSecret that can decrypt secret data.
- CVE-2022-43468HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52022-12-07
External initialization of trusted variables or data stores vulnerability exists in WordPress Popular Posts 6.0.5 and earlier, therefore the vulnerable product accepts untrusted external inputs to update certain internal variables. As a re…
- CVE-2022-29695HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52022-06-02
Unicorn Engine v2.0.0-rc7 contains memory leaks caused by an incomplete unicorn engine initialization.
- CVE-2022-24316HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52022-02-09
A CWE-665: Improper Initialization vulnerability exists that could cause information exposure when an attacker sends a specially crafted message. Affected Product: Interactive Graphical SCADA System Data Server (V15.0.0.22020 and prior)
- CVE-2021-46320HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52022-02-04
In OpenZeppelin <=v4.4.0, initializer functions that are invoked separate from contract creation (the most prominent example being minimal proxies) may be reentered if they make an untrusted non-view external call. Once an initializer has …
- CVE-2021-20613HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52022-01-14
Improper initialization vulnerability in MELSEC-F series FX3U-ENET Firmware version 1.16 and prior, FX3U-ENET-L Firmware version 1.16 and prior and FX3U-ENET-P502 Firmware version 1.16 and prior allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to …
- CVE-2021-40025HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52022-01-10
The eID module has a vulnerability that causes the memory to be used without being initialized,Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect data confidentiality.
- CVE-2021-0280HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52021-07-15
Due to an Improper Initialization vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS on PTX platforms and QFX10K Series with Paradise (PE) chipset-based line cards, ddos-protection configuration changes made from the CLI will not take effect as ex…
- CVE-2021-0435HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52021-04-13
In avrc_proc_vendor_command of avrc_api.cc, there is a possible leak of heap data due to uninitialized data. This could lead to remote information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed fo…
- CVE-2020-3811HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52020-05-26
qmail-verify as used in netqmail 1.06 is prone to a mail-address verification bypass vulnerability.
- CVE-2020-11655HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52020-04-09
SQLite through 3.31.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a malformed window-function query because the AggInfo object's initialization is mishandled.
- CVE-2020-1617HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52020-04-08
This issue occurs on Juniper Networks Junos OS devices which do not support Advanced Forwarding Interface (AFI) / Advanced Forwarding Toolkit (AFT). Devices using AFI and AFT are not exploitable to this issue. An improper initialization of…
- CVE-2013-1634HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52020-02-13
A denial of service vulnerability exists in some motherboard implementations of Intel e1000e/82574L network controller devices through 2013-02-06 where the device can be brought into a non-processing state when parsing 32 hex, 33 hex, or 3…
- CVE-2019-15681HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52019-10-29
LibVNC commit before d01e1bb4246323ba6fcee3b82ef1faa9b1dac82a contains a memory leak (CWE-655) in VNC server code, which allow an attacker to read stack memory and can be abused for information disclosure. Combined with another vulnerabili…
- CVE-2019-16921HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52019-09-27
In the Linux kernel before 4.17, hns_roce_alloc_ucontext in drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_main.c does not initialize the resp data structure, which might allow attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory, aka CI…
- CVE-2019-12646HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52019-09-25
A vulnerability in the Network Address Translation (NAT) Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Application Layer Gateway (ALG) of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload. The …
- CVE-2019-8277HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52019-03-08
UltraVNC revision 1211 contains multiple memory leaks (CWE-665) in VNC server code, which allows an attacker to read stack memory and can be abused for information disclosure. Combined with another vulnerability, it can be used to leak sta…
- CVE-2019-8259HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52019-03-05
UltraVNC revision 1198 contains multiple memory leaks (CWE-655) in VNC client code, which allow an attacker to read stack memory and can be abused for information disclosure. Combined with another vulnerability, it can be used to leak stac…
- CVE-2018-20023HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-12-19
LibVNC before 8b06f835e259652b0ff026898014fc7297ade858 contains CWE-665: Improper Initialization vulnerability in VNC Repeater client code that allows attacker to read stack memory and can be abuse for information disclosure. Combined with…
- CVE-2018-20022HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-12-19
LibVNC before 2f5b2ad1c6c99b1ac6482c95844a84d66bb52838 contains multiple weaknesses CWE-665: Improper Initialization vulnerability in VNC client code that allows attacker to read stack memory and can be abuse for information disclosure. Co…
- CVE-2018-14647HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-09-25
Python's elementtree C accelerator failed to initialise Expat's hash salt during initialization. This could make it easy to conduct denial of service attacks against Expat by constructing an XML document that would cause pathological hash …
- CVE-2018-16058HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-08-30
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.2, 2.4.0 to 2.4.8, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.16, the Bluetooth AVDTP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-btavdtp.c by properly initializing a data structure.
- CVE-2018-7419HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-02-23
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.12 and 2.4.0 to 2.4.4, the NBAP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/asn1/nbap/nbap.cnf by ensuring DCH ID initialization.
- CVE-2016-9446HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52017-01-23
The vmnc decoder in the gstreamer does not initialize the render canvas, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information as demonstrated by thumbnailing a simple 1 frame vmnc movie that does not draw to the allocated render c…
- CVE-2011-4087HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52013-06-08
The br_parse_ip_options function in net/bridge/br_netfilter.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly initialize a certain data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by leveraging connectivity to…
- CVE-2023-1513HIGHCVSS 3.3EG 7.52023-03-23
A flaw was found in KVM. When calling the KVM_GET_DEBUGREGS ioctl, on 32-bit systems, there might be some uninitialized portions of the kvm_debugregs structure that could be copied to userspace, causing an information leak.
- CVE-2011-3927HIGHCVSS v2 7.5EG 7.52012-01-24
Skia, as used in Google Chrome before 16.0.912.77, does not perform all required initialization of values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
- CVE-1999-0993HIGHCVSS v2 7.5EG 7.51999-12-13
Modifications to ACLs (Access Control Lists) in Microsoft Exchange 5.5 do not take effect until the directory store cache is refreshed.
- CVE-2022-3259HIGHCVSS 7.4EG 7.42022-12-09
Openshift 4.9 does not use HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) which may allow man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks.
- CVE-2026-62433HIGHCVSS 7.3EG 7.32026-07-28
Parts of the DM_OP handling code assumes the caller has provided the required number of buffers for the given operation without any checking being done. As a result, certain operations might access stack rubble as structures are possibly …
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