CWE-469 · Use of Pointer Subtraction to Determine Size

CWE-469BaseDraft

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Use of Pointer Subtraction to Determine Size

The product subtracts one pointer from another in order to determine size, but this calculation can be incorrect if the pointers do not exist in the same memory chunk.

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