Use After Free
Use-after-free vulnerabilities occur when a program continues to access memory through a pointer after that memory has been deallocated.
How It Works
Use-after-free vulnerabilities occur when a program continues to access memory through a pointer after that memory has been deallocated. When memory is freed, it returns to the allocator's pool and may be reallocated for an entirely different purpose. The original pointer becomes "dangling"—it still points to that memory location, but the contents are now undefined or controlled by different code.
Attackers exploit this by orchestrating a three-step process: first, trigger the memory deallocation; second, cause the allocator to reassign that same memory region with attacker-controlled data (often through carefully timed allocations); third, trigger the program to dereference the dangling pointer. Because the memory now contains attacker data instead of the expected object, this can corrupt function pointers, vtables, or other critical structures.
The vulnerability is particularly dangerous in object-oriented code where freed objects contain function pointers or virtual method tables. When the program calls a method on the freed object, it may jump to attacker-controlled addresses. Browser engines are frequent targets because DOM manipulation allows attackers to control object allocation and deallocation timing through JavaScript, while kernel UAFs enable privilege escalation by manipulating file descriptors or process structures.
Impact
- Arbitrary code execution — attacker overwrites function pointers or vtables to redirect program flow to malicious code
- Privilege escalation — in kernel UAFs, gain root/system privileges by corrupting process credentials or security tokens
- Information disclosure — read sensitive data from reallocated memory that wasn't properly cleared
- Sandbox escape — break out of browser or application sandboxes by corrupting security-critical objects
- Denial of service — crash the application through memory corruption, though attackers typically aim for exploitation rather than simple crashes
Real-World Examples
CVE-2021-30551 affected Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine, where improper handling of JavaScript typed arrays created a use-after-free in object property management. Attackers could trigger object deletion while retaining references, then reallocate the memory with controlled data to achieve code execution within the renderer process.
Windows kernel vulnerabilities like CVE-2020-17087 involved use-after-free conditions in the Windows keyboard layout handling code. Attackers exploited race conditions in keyboard layout switching to free kernel objects while retaining references, then reallocated the memory with controlled structures to elevate privileges from user to SYSTEM level.
The WhatsApp vulnerability CVE-2019-11932 demonstrated UAF exploitation in media parsing code, where specially crafted GIF files triggered premature memory deallocation. Subsequent access to the freed buffers allowed remote code execution without user interaction beyond receiving the malicious file.
Mitigation
- Memory-safe languages — use Rust, Go, Swift, or other languages with automatic memory management
- Smart pointers — employ RAII patterns and reference counting (unique_ptr, shared_ptr in C++)
- AddressSanitizer (ASAN) — detect UAF during testing through instrumented builds
- Immediate pointer nullification — set pointers to NULL after free() to cause immediate crashes rather than exploitable conditions
- Garbage collection — languages with GC prevent manual memory management errors
- Control Flow Integrity (CFI) — limits exploit impact by validating function pointer targets
- Heap hardening — allocator metadata protection and delayed reuse policies increase exploitation difficulty
Recent CVEs (6847)
Use after free in payments in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.75 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
u'Use after free while installing new security rule in ipcrtr as old one is deleted and this rule could still be in use for checking security permission for particular process' in Snapdragon Auto,. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Mozilla developers reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 81. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 81 and Firefox ESR 78.3. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
HUAWEI Mate 30 versions earlier than 10.1.0.150(C00E136R5P3) and HUAWEI P30 version earlier than 10.1.0.160(C00E160R2P11) have a use after free vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
In binder_release_work of binder.c, there is a possible use-after-free due to improper locking. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit Reader 10.0.1.35811. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 10.0.0.35798. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager contains a vulnerability in the vGPU plugin in which it may have the use-after-free vulnerability while freeing some resources, which may lead to denial of service, code. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 10.1. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 10.1. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
When recursing through graphical layers while scrolling, an iterator may have become invalid, resulting in a potential use-after-free. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
When processing surfaces, the lifetime may outlive a persistent buffer leading to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Mozilla developers reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 80 and Firefox ESR 78.2. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
When aborting an operation, such as a fetch, an abort signal may be deleted while alerting the objects to be notified. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
QEMU 5.0.0 has a use-after-free in hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c because the usb_packet_map return value is not checked. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
Use after free in offscreen canvas in Google Chrome prior to 85.0.4183.102 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.
Use after free in video in Google Chrome on Android prior to 85.0.4183.102 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.6), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in presentation API in Google Chrome prior to 85.0.4183.83 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.125 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted Chrome Extension. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.6), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in offline mode in Google Chrome on iOS prior to 84.0.4147.125 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.125 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in WebXR in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.125 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in IndexedDB in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.125 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in media in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.125 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in audio in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.125 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in media in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.125 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in task scheduling in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.125 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.125 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in WebUSB in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.105 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in CSS in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.105 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in SCTP in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.105 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Taurus-AN00B versions earlier than 10.1.0.156(C00E155R7P2) have a use-after-free (UAF) vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
In SurfaceFlinger, there is a possible use-after-free due to improper locking. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
In iorap, there is a possible memory corruption due to a use after free. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
In the Media extractor, there is a possible use after free due to improper locking. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
In Pixel's use of the Catpipe library, there is possible memory corruption due to a use after free. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
In blk_mq_queue_tag_busy_iter of blk-mq-tag.c, there is a possible use after free due to improper locking. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.
In l2tp_session_delete and related functions of l2tp_core.c, there is possible memory corruption due to a use after free. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.
An exploitable vulnerability exists in the cross-reference table repairing functionality of Nitro Software, Inc.’s Nitro Pro 13.13.2.242. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
An issue was discovered in InspIRCd 2 before 2.0.29 and 3 before 3.6.0. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
The Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.233, 4.14.x before 4.14.194, and 4.19.x before 4.19.140 has a use-after-free because skcd->no_refcnt was not considered during a backport of a CVE-2020-14356 patch. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
In PHP versions 7.2.x below 7.2.33, 7.3.x below 7.3.21 and 7.4.x below 7.4.9, while processing PHAR files using phar extension, phar_parse_zipfile could be tricked into accessing freed memory, which. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.6). Public exploit code available.
SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer, version - 9, allows a user to open manipulated SKP file received from untrusted sources which results in crashing of the application and becoming temporarily. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer, version - 9, allows a user to open manipulated SKP file received from untrusted sources which results in crashing of the application and becoming temporarily. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer, version - 9, allows a user to open manipulated SKP file received from untrusted sources which results in crashing of the application and becoming temporarily. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
u'During the error occurrence in capture request, the buffer is freed and later accessed causing the camera APP to fail due to memory use-after-free' in Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Mobile in. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
u'Possible use-after-free while accessing diag client map table since list can be reallocated due to exceeding max client limit.' in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT,. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
u'Calling thread may free the data buffer pointer that was passed to the callback and later when event loop executes the callback, data buffer may not be valid and will lead to use after free. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A use after free was found in igc_reloc_struct_ptr() of psi/igc.c of ghostscript-9.25. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of GRO in versions before 5.2. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
Dell G7 17 7790 BIOS versions prior to 1.13.2 contain a UEFI BIOS Boot Services overwrite vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Dell Inspiron 7347 BIOS versions prior to A13 contain a UEFI BIOS Boot Services overwrite vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
In Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.15rc10, there is heap use-after-free in saa_wbytes in nasmlib/saa.c. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
GNU Bison before 3.7.1 has a use-after-free in _obstack_free in lib/obstack.c (called from gram_lex) when a '\0' byte is encountered. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.7.1.29511. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.3), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2020.009.20074 and earlier, 2020.001.30002, 2017.011.30171 and earlier, and 2015.006.30523 and earlier have an use-after-free vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Huawei smartphone Taurus-AL00B with versions earlier than 10.1.0.126(C00E125R5P3) have a user after free vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
njs through 0.4.3, used in NGINX, allows control-flow hijack in njs_value_property in njs_value.c. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
njs through 0.4.3, used in NGINX, has a use-after-free in njs_json_parse_iterator_call in njs_json.c. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Artifex MuJS through 1.0.7 has a use-after-free in jsrun.c because of unconditional marking in jsgc.c. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
A use-after-free vulnerability in xps_finish_image_path() in devices/vector/gdevxps.c of Artifex Software GhostScript v9.50 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via a crafted PDF file. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
There is a possible memory corruption due to a use after free.Product: AndroidVersions: Android SoCAndroid ID: A-152647365. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
There is a possible memory corruption due to a use after free.Product: AndroidVersions: Android SoCAndroid ID: A-152236803. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
In clearPropValue of MediaAnalyticsItem.cpp, there is a possible use-after-free due to improper locking. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
In reset of NuPlayerDriver.cpp, there is a possible use-after-free due to improper locking. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
DaviewIndy 8.98.7 and earlier version contain Use-After-Free vulnerability, triggered when the user opens a malformed specific file that is mishandled by Daview.exe. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free issue while processing error notification from camx driver due to not properly releasing the sequence data in Snapdragon Mobile in Saipan, SM8250, SXR2130. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use-after-free issue could occur due to dangling pointer when generating a frame buffer in OpenGL ES in Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile,. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in developer tools in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.89 allowed a remote attacker who had convinced the user to use developer tools to potentially exploit heap corruption via a. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in tab strip in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.89 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 83.0.4103.116 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.6), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in speech in Google Chrome prior to 83.0.4103.106 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.6), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
QEMU 4.2.0 has a use-after-free in hw/net/e1000e_core.c because a guest OS user can trigger an e1000e packet with the data's address set to the e1000e's MMIO address. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Graphics Component improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Graphics Component improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
When processing callbacks that occurred during window flushing in the parent process, the associated window may die; causing a use-after-free condition. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A NULL pointer dereference, or possible use-after-free flaw was found in Samba AD LDAP server in versions before 4.10.17, before 4.11.11 and before 4.12.4. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
HUAWEI Mate 30 with versions earlier than 10.1.0.150(C00E136R5P3) have a use after free vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A use-after-free flaw was found in all samba LDAP server versions before 4.10.17, before 4.11.11, before 4.12.4 used in a AC DC configuration. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
PlayerGeneric.cpp in MilkyTracker through 1.02.00 has a use-after-free in the PlayerGeneric destructor. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
In nDPI through 3.2, ndpi_reset_packet_line_info in lib/ndpi_main.c omits certain reinitialization, leading to a use-after-free. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
jp2/opj_decompress.c in OpenJPEG through 2.3.1 has a use-after-free that can be triggered if there is a mix of valid and invalid files in a directory operated on by the decompressor. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
Adobe Bridge versions 10.0.1 and earlier version have an use after free vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity.
Adobe Bridge versions 10.0.1 and earlier version have an use after free vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity.