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
383 active CVEs classified under this weakness category. Sourced from NVD, GHSA, and vendor advisories. Full definition on MITRE →
CVEs classified under CWE-665page 4 of 8
- 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 …
- CVE-2026-65898HIGHCVSS 7.2EG 7.22026-07-23
DOMPurify before 3.4.11 fails to clone the ALLOWED_ATTR allowlist when setConfig() is used with an uponSanitizeAttribute hook, allowing the hook to permanently mutate the shared allowlist. Attackers can register a hook that conditionally a…
- CVE-2022-30704HIGHCVSS 7.2EG 7.22023-02-16
Improper initialization in the Intel(R) TXT SINIT ACM for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- CVE-2022-32579HIGHCVSS 7.2EG 7.22022-08-18
Improper initialization in the firmware for some Intel(R) NUC Laptop Kits before version BC0076 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.
- CVE-2022-22186HIGHCVSS 7.2EG 7.22022-04-14
Due to an Improper Initialization vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS on EX4650 devices, packets received on the management interface (em0) but not destined to the device, may be improperly forwarded to an egress interface, instead …
- CVE-2020-26933HIGHCVSS 7.2EG 7.22020-11-18
Trusted Computing Group (TCG) Trusted Platform Module Library Family 2.0 Library Specification Revisions 1.38 through 1.59 has Incorrect Access Control during a non-orderly TPM shut-down that uses USE_DA_USED. Improper initialization of th…
- CVE-2019-7630HIGHCVSS 7.2EG 7.22020-03-25
An issue was discovered in gdrv.sys in Gigabyte APP Center before 19.0227.1. The vulnerable driver exposes a wrmsr instruction via IOCTL 0xC3502580 and does not properly filter the target Model Specific Register (MSR). Allowing arbitrary M…
- CVE-2019-7245HIGHCVSS 7.2EG 7.22020-03-25
An issue was discovered in GPU-Z.sys in TechPowerUp GPU-Z before 2.23.0. The vulnerable driver exposes a wrmsr instruction via an IOCTL and does not properly filter the Model Specific Register (MSR). Allowing arbitrary MSR writes can lead …
- CVE-2019-7244HIGHCVSS 7.2EG 7.22020-03-25
An issue was discovered in kerneld.sys in AIDA64 before 5.99. The vulnerable driver exposes a wrmsr instruction via IOCTL 0x80112084 and does not properly filter the Model Specific Register (MSR). Allowing arbitrary MSR writes can lead to …
- CVE-2019-7240HIGHCVSS 7.2EG 7.22020-03-25
An issue was discovered in WinRing0x64.sys in Moo0 System Monitor 1.83. The vulnerable driver exposes a wrmsr instruction via IOCTL 0x9C402088 and does not properly filter the Model Specific Register (MSR). Allowing arbitrary MSR writes ca…
- CVE-2023-31926HIGHCVSS 7.1EG 7.12023-08-02
System files could be overwritten using the less command in Brocade Fabric OS before Brocade Fabric OS v9.1.1c and v9.2.0.
- CVE-2021-29614HIGHCVSS 7.1EG 7.12021-05-14
TensorFlow is an end-to-end open source platform for machine learning. The implementation of `tf.io.decode_raw` produces incorrect results and crashes the Python interpreter when combining `fixed_length` and wider datatypes. The implementa…
- CVE-2021-0226HIGHCVSS 7.1EG 7.12021-04-22
On Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved devices, receipt of a specific IPv6 packet may cause an established IPv6 BGP session to terminate, creating a Denial of Service (DoS) condition. Continued receipt and processing of this packet will crea…
- CVE-2020-8918HIGHCVSS 6.3EG 7.12020-08-11
An improperly initialized 'migrationAuth' value in Google's go-tpm TPM1.2 library versions prior to 0.3.0 can lead an eavesdropping attacker to discover the auth value for a key created with CreateWrapKey. An attacker listening in on the c…
- CVE-2026-93495HIGHCVSS 7.0EG 7.02026-10-01
Improper initialization in an ASUS certain motherboard allows an physically proximate user to read or write arbitrary memory by inserting a specially crafted device. Refer to the ' Security Update for Multiple ASUS Motherboards ' sect…
- CVE-2023-40596HIGHCVSS 7.0EG 7.02023-08-30
In Splunk Enterprise versions earlier than 8.2.12, 9.0.6, and 9.1.1, a dynamic link library (DLL) that ships with Splunk Enterprise references an insecure path for the OPENSSLDIR build definition. An attacker can abuse this reference and s…
- CVE-2022-21724HIGHCVSS 7.0EG 7.02022-02-02
pgjdbc is the offical PostgreSQL JDBC Driver. A security hole was found in the jdbc driver for postgresql database while doing security research. The system using the postgresql library will be attacked when attacker control the jdbc url o…
- CVE-2020-4067HIGHCVSS 7.0EG 7.02020-06-29
In coturn before version 4.5.1.3, there is an issue whereby STUN/TURN response buffer is not initialized properly. There is a leak of information between different client connections. One client (an attacker) could use their connection to …
- CVE-2017-8576HIGHCVSS 7.0EG 7.02017-06-29
The graphics component in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an authenticated attacker to run arbitrary code in kernel mode via a specially crafted application, aka "Microsoft Graphics Component Ele…
- CVE-2023-40261MEDIUMCVSS 6.8EG 6.82024-08-08
Diebold Nixdorf Vynamic Security Suite (VSS) before 3.3.0 SR17, 4.0.0 SR07, 4.1.0 SR04, 4.2.0 SR04, and 4.3.0 SR02 fails to validate file attributes during the Pre-Boot Authorization (PBA) process. This can be exploited by a physical attac…
- CVE-2023-4503MEDIUMCVSS 6.8EG 6.82024-02-06
An improper initialization vulnerability was found in Galleon. When using Galleon to provision custom EAP or EAP-XP servers, the servers are created unsecured. This issue could allow an attacker to access remote HTTP services available fro…
- CVE-2021-34703MEDIUMCVSS 6.8EG 6.82021-09-23
A vulnerability in the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) message parser of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an attacker to trigger a reload of an affected device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.…
- CVE-2022-20731MEDIUMCVSS 4.6EG 6.82022-04-15
Multiple vulnerabilities that affect Cisco Catalyst Digital Building Series Switches and Cisco Catalyst Micro Switches could allow an attacker to execute persistent code at boot time or to permanently prevent the device from booting, resul…
- CVE-2026-0940MEDIUMCVSS 6.7EG 6.72026-03-11
A potential improper initialization vulnerability was reported in the BIOS of some ThinkPads that could allow a local privileged user to modify data and execute arbitrary code.
- CVE-2024-11158MEDIUMCVSS 6.7EG 6.72024-12-05
An “uninitialized variable” code execution vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation Arena® that could allow a threat actor to craft a DOE file and force the software to access a variable before it being initialized. If expl…
- CVE-2023-5078MEDIUMCVSS 6.7EG 6.72023-11-08
A vulnerability was reported in some ThinkPad BIOS that could allow a physical or local attacker with elevated privileges to tamper with BIOS firmware.
- CVE-2021-0114MEDIUMCVSS 6.7EG 6.72021-08-16
Unchecked return value in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.
- CVE-2020-12357MEDIUMCVSS 6.7EG 6.72021-06-09
Improper initialization in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- CVE-2018-12204MEDIUMCVSS 6.7EG 6.72019-03-14
Improper memory initialization in Platform Sample/Silicon Reference firmware Intel(R) Server Board, Intel(R) Server System and Intel(R) Compute Module may allow privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local acc…
- CVE-2021-0125MEDIUMCVSS 6.6EG 6.62022-02-09
Improper initialization in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.
- CVE-2026-94370MEDIUMCVSS 6.5EG 6.52026-10-14
A defect in the Qt for MCUs core string handling causes heap memory corruption. When an application passes text into Qt Quick Ultralite using the public Qul::String interface type, and that text is held in a std::string, the conversion to …
- CVE-2026-54777MEDIUMCVSS 6.5EG 6.52026-06-19
CoreWCF is a port of the service side of Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) to .NET Core. Prior to 1.8.1 and 1.9.1, CoreWCF NetNamedPipe transport accepts attachment to a pre-existing named pipe instance, allowing local interception of…
- CVE-2023-20591MEDIUMCVSS 6.5EG 6.52024-08-13
Improper re-initialization of IOMMU during the DRTM event may permit an untrusted platform configuration to persist, allowing an attacker to read or modify hypervisor memory, potentially resulting in loss of confidentiality, integrity, and…
- CVE-2023-27306MEDIUMCVSS 6.5EG 6.52023-11-14
Improper Initialization in firmware for some Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD products may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
- CVE-2022-22164MEDIUMCVSS 6.5EG 6.52022-01-19
An Improper Initialization vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved may cause a commit operation for disabling the telnet service to not take effect as expected, resulting in the telnet service staying enabled. When it is not int…
- CVE-2022-22815MEDIUMCVSS 6.5EG 6.52022-01-10
path_getbbox in path.c in Pillow before 9.0.0 improperly initializes ImagePath.Path.
- CVE-2021-1860MEDIUMCVSS 6.5EG 6.52021-09-08
A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, Security Update 2021-003 Mojave, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5, macOS Big Sur 11.3. A m…
- CVE-2021-1857MEDIUMCVSS 6.5EG 6.52021-09-08
A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iTunes 12.11.3 for Windows, Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, Security Update 2021-003 Mojave, iCloud for Windows 12.3, macOS Big Sur 11.3, …
- CVE-2021-1820MEDIUMCVSS 6.5EG 6.52021-09-08
A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.3, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may result in the disclosure…
- CVE-2021-28688MEDIUMCVSS 6.5EG 6.52021-04-06
The fix for XSA-365 includes initialization of pointers such that subsequent cleanup code wouldn't use uninitialized or stale values. This initialization went too far and may under certain conditions also overwrite pointers which are in ne…
- CVE-2020-26957MEDIUMCVSS 6.5EG 6.52020-12-09
OneCRL was non-functional in the new Firefox for Android due to a missing service initialization. This could result in a failure to enforce some certificate revocations. *Note: This issue only affected Firefox for Android. Other operating …
- CVE-2020-0450MEDIUMCVSS 6.5EG 6.52020-11-10
In rw_i93_sm_format of rw_i93.cc, there is a possible out of bounds read due to uninitialized data. This could lead to remote information disclosure over NFC with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for ex…
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