CWE-588 - Attempt to Access Child of a Non-structure Pointer
- Abstraction:Variant
- Structure:Simple
- Status:Incomplete
- Release Date:2006-12-15
- Latest Modification Date:2023-10-26
Weakness Name
Attempt to Access Child of a Non-structure Pointer
Description
Casting a non-structure type to a structure type and accessing a field can lead to memory access errors or data corruption.
Common Consequences
Scope: Integrity
Impact: Modify Memory
Notes: Adjacent variables in memory may be corrupted by assignments performed on fields after the cast.
Scope: Availability
Impact: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
Notes: Execution may end due to a memory access error.
