CWE-14 Compiler Removal of Code to Clear Buffers
variantSensitive memory is cleared according to the source code, but compiler optimizations leave the memory untouched when it is not read from again, aka "dead store removal."
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parent weaknesses
Broader classes this is a kind of.
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vulnerabilities (539)
Known CVEs related to this entry.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
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| CVE-2023-32100US | high7.5 | — | ||
Compiler removal of buffer clearing in
sli_se_driver_mac_compute
in Silicon Labs Gecko Platform SDK v4.2.1 and earlier results in key material duplication to RAM.
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| CVE-2023-32099US | high7.5 | — | ||
Compiler removal of buffer clearing in
sli_se_sign_hash in Silicon Labs Gecko Platform SDK v4.2.1 and earlier results in key material duplication to RAM.
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| CVE-2023-32098US | high7.5 | — | ||
Compiler removal of buffer clearing in
sli_se_sign_message
in Silicon Labs Gecko Platform SDK v4.2.1 and earlier results in key material duplication to RAM.
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| CVE-2023-32097US | high7.5 | — | ||
Compiler removal of buffer clearing in
sli_crypto_transparent_aead_decrypt_tag
in Silicon Labs Gecko Platform SDK v4.2.1 and earlier results in key material duplication… | ||||
| CVE-2023-32096US | high7.5 | — | ||
Compiler removal of buffer clearing in
sli_crypto_transparent_aead_encrypt_tag
in Silicon Labs Gecko Platform SDK v4.2.1 and earlier results in key material duplication… | ||||
| CVE-2023-2481US | high7.5 | — | ||
Compiler removal of buffer clearing in
sli_se_opaque_import_key
in Silicon Labs Gecko Platform SDK v4.2.1 and earlier results in key material duplication to RAM.
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| CVE-2023-1132US | high7.5 | — | ||
Compiler removal of buffer clearing in
sli_se_driver_key_agreement
in Silicon Labs Gecko Platform SDK v4.2.1 and earlier results in key material duplication to RAM.
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| CVE-2023-0965US | high7.5 | — | ||
Compiler removal of buffer clearing in sli_cryptoacc_transparent_key_agreement in Silicon Labs Gecko Platform SDK v4.2.1 and earlier results in key material duplication to RAM.
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| CVE-2025-64646US | medium5.5 | — | ||
IBM Concert 1.0.0 through 2.2.0 could allow an attacker to access sensitive information in memory due to the buffer not properly clearing resources. | ||||
| CVE-2026-48984US | — | — | ||
pam_usb provides hardware authentication for Linux using ordinary removable media. In versions 0.9.1 and below, the xfree() memory release helper in calls free() without first zero… | ||||
| CVE-2019-8899US | — | — | ||
Rejected reason: This candidate is unused by its CNA. | ||||
| CVE-2019-8897US | — | — | ||
Rejected reason: This candidate is unused by its CNA. | ||||
| CVE-2019-8896US | — | — | ||
Rejected reason: This candidate is unused by its CNA. | ||||
| CVE-2019-8895US | — | — | ||
Rejected reason: This candidate is unused by its CNA. | ||||
| CVE-2019-8892US | — | — | ||
Rejected reason: This candidate is unused by its CNA. | ||||
| CVE-2019-8891US | — | — | ||
Rejected reason: This candidate is unused by its CNA. | ||||
| CVE-2019-8889US | — | — | ||
Rejected reason: This candidate is unused by its CNA. | ||||
| CVE-2019-8888US | — | — | ||
Rejected reason: This candidate is unused by its CNA. | ||||
| CVE-2019-8886US | — | — | ||
Rejected reason: This candidate is unused by its CNA. | ||||
| CVE-2019-8884US | — | — | ||
Rejected reason: This candidate is unused by its CNA. | ||||
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