# dangling pointer

> pointer that does not point to a valid object

**Wikidata**: [Q1642293](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1642293)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangling_pointer)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/dangling-pointer


## References

1. [Source](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html)
2. [Source](https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/40710/dangling-reference)
3. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
4. [Source](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/xml/cwec_latest.xml.zip)