dangling pointer

Summary

dangling pointer is a security weakness^[1]. It draws 129 Wikipedia views per month (security_weakness category, ranking #8 of 9).^[2]

Key Facts

• dangling pointer's instance of is recorded as security weakness^[3].
• dangling pointer's subclass of is recorded as pointer^[4].
• dangling pointer's subclass of is recorded as dangling reference^[5].
• dangling pointer's Commons category is recorded as Dangling Pointer^[6].
• dangling pointer's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/047r1t^[7].
• dangling pointer's facet of is recorded as memory safety^[8].
• dangling pointer's facet of is recorded as object lifetime^[9].
• dangling pointer's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/dangling-pointer^[10].
• dangling pointer's has effect is recorded as software bug^[11].
• dangling pointer's different from is recorded as dangling reference^[12].
• dangling pointer's CWE ID is recorded as 416^[13].
• dangling pointer's CWE ID is recorded as 825^[14].
• dangling pointer's P6009 is recorded as 18671^[15].
• dangling pointer's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 61419568^[16].

Why It Matters

dangling pointer draws 129 Wikipedia views per month (security_weakness category, ranking #8 of 9).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]