CWE-467 : Use of sizeof() on a Pointer Type

The code calls sizeof() on a pointer type, which can be an incorrect calculation if the programmer intended to determine the size of the data that is being pointed to.

Created: 2006-07-19 Updated: 2025-04-03 Source: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/467.html
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