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Attempt to Access Child of a Non-structure Pointer

CWE-588 · Variant · Incomplete

Casting a non-structure type to a structure type and accessing a field can lead to memory access errors or data corruption.

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Weakness Relationships

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Parent of this (broader)
ChildOfCWE-704 · Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast
ChildOfCWE-758 · Reliance on Undefined, Unspecified, or Implementation-Defined Behavior
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CVEs With This Weakness

3
CVEs tagged with this weakness.
CVECVE-2026-21692
CVECVE-2021-3510
CVECVE-2021-3319
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