名称: Use of sizeof() on a Pointer Type
The code calls sizeof() on a pointer type, when the programmer intended to determine the size of the data that is being pointed to.
基本信息
引入方式
Implementation : The use of sizeof() on a pointer can sometimes generate useful information. An obvious case is to find out the wordsize on a platform. More often than not, the appearance of sizeof(pointer) indicates an incorrect calculation - i.e., a bug.适用平台
编程语言
名称： C (Undetermined)名称： C++ (Undetermined)
常见后果
| 影响范围 | 影响 | 可能性 |
|---|---|---|
| Integrity Confidentiality | Modify Memory, Read Memory 注意： This error can often cause one to allocate a buffer that is much smaller than what is needed, leading to resultant weaknesses such as buffer overflows. |
观察示例
| 参考资料 | 描述 |
|---|---|
CVE-2025-33132 | Database utility uses sizeof() on a pointer type, leading to incorrect size calculation and a crash. |
潜在缓解措施
Phases : ImplementationUse expressions such as "sizeof(*pointer)" instead of "sizeof(pointer)", unless you intend to run sizeof() on a pointer type to gain some platform independence or if you are allocating a variable on the stack.
检测方法
Automated Static Analysis
Automated static analysis, commonly referred to as Static Application Security Testing (SAST), can find some instances of this weakness by analyzing source code (or binary/compiled code) without having to execute it. Typically, this is done by building a model of data flow and control flow, then searching for potentially-vulnerable patterns that connect "sources" (origins of input) with "sinks" (destinations where the data interacts with external components, a lower layer such as the OS, etc.)有效性 : High
漏洞映射说明
依据 : This CWE entry is at the Variant level of abstraction, which is a preferred level of abstraction for mapping to the root causes of vulnerabilities.备注 : Carefully read both the name and description to ensure that this mapping is an appropriate fit. Do not try to 'force' a mapping to a lower-level Base/Variant simply to comply with this preferred level of abstraction.
参考资料
REF-18
The CLASP Application Security ProcessSecure Software, Inc..
https://cwe.mitre.org/documents/sources/TheCLASPApplicationSecurityProcess.pdf
REF-442
EXP01-A. Do not take the sizeof a pointer to determine the size of a typeRobert Seacord.
https://www.securecoding.cert.org/confluence/display/seccode/EXP01-A.+Do+not+take+the+sizeof+a+pointer+to+determine+the+size+of+a+type
提交记录
| 名称 | 组织 | 日期 | 发布日期 | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLASP | Draft 3 |
修改记录
| 名称 | 组织 | 日期 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Dalci | Cigital | updated Time_of_Introduction | |
| KDM Analytics | added/updated white box definitions | ||
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Applicable_Platforms, Common_Consequences, Relationships, Other_Notes, Taxonomy_Mappings, Weakness_Ordinalities | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Demonstrative_Examples | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Demonstrative_Examples | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Relationships | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Common_Consequences | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Common_Consequences | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Relationships | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Description, Other_Notes | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Demonstrative_Examples, Taxonomy_Mappings, White_Box_Definitions | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Relationships | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated References | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Detection_Factors, Relationships | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Mapping_Notes | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Description | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Demonstrative_Examples | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Description, Modes_of_Introduction, Observed_Examples |
