OWASPASVS 5.0 requirement

ASVS-V1.4.3 Dynamically allocated memory and resources are released, and that references or pointers to freed memory are removed or set to null to…

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Standard: OWASP ASVS 5.0
Chapter: V1 Encoding and Sanitization
Section: V1.4 Memory, String, and Unmanaged Code
Level: L2 (requirement applies from this verification level up)

Requirement

Verify that dynamically allocated memory and resources are released, and that references or pointers to freed memory are removed or set to null to prevent dangling pointers and use-after-free vulnerabilities.