dotnet runtime_error ai_generated true

System.AccessViolationException: Attempted to read or write protected memory

ID: dotnet/access-violation

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72%Fix Rate
78%Confidence
3Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
8 active — — —

Root Cause

Unsafe memory access, usually from P/Invoke or unsafe code.

generic

Workarounds

  1. 88% success Check P/Invoke signatures match native function exactly
  2. 90% success Use SafeHandle instead of IntPtr for unmanaged resources

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Catch AccessViolationException 88% fail

    Cannot reliably catch in .NET Core

  2. Disable memory protection 92% fail

    Not possible in managed runtime