Use of sizeof() on a Pointer Type

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id: d3f:CWE-467

name
Use of sizeof() on a Pointer Type
definition
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.
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