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Objective-C : NSError null pointer dereference

Classification

OWASP Mobile Top 10 2016
M7-Poor Code Quality
CWE
CWE-476CWE-690
CWE/SANS Top 25 2021
CWE-476

Overview

Null pointer dereference may occur. According to the conventions, error may be set to nil. The null pointer dereferencing may lead to undefined behavior of the application.

References

  1. Using and Creating Error Objects - developer.apple.com
  2. Null Dereference - OWASP
  3. Mobile Top 10 2016-M7-Poor Code Quality
  4. CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
  5. CWE-690: Unchecked Return Value to NULL Pointer Dereference
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See also

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