CWE-119
DiscouragedImproper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Abstraction: Class · Status: Stable
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
17493 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-2HX9-GCPQ-RV3H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 01:53 – Updated: 2022-05-17 01:53Heap-based buffer overflow in Progea Movicon / PowerHMI 11.2.1085 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a negative Content-Length field.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2011-3491"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-119"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2011-09-16T14:28:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Heap-based buffer overflow in Progea Movicon / PowerHMI 11.2.1085 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a negative Content-Length field.",
"id": "GHSA-2hx9-gcpq-rv3h",
"modified": "2022-05-17T01:53:20Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T01:53:20Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3491"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69787"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/movicon_1-adv.txt"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://osvdb.org/75494"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICS-ALERT-11-256-01.pdf"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-2HXR-F3R4-C6V6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:13 – Updated: 2023-01-11 09:30A crafted NTFS image can cause an out-of-bounds access in ntfs_inode_sync_standard_information in NTFS-3G < 2021.8.22.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-39260"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-119",
"CWE-20",
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-09-07T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A crafted NTFS image can cause an out-of-bounds access in ntfs_inode_sync_standard_information in NTFS-3G \u003c 2021.8.22.",
"id": "GHSA-2hxr-f3r4-c6v6",
"modified": "2023-01-11T09:30:32Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:13:09Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/security/advisories/GHSA-q759-8j5v-q5jp"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39260"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/releases"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00013.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202301-01"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4971"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-2J35-5WJ8-VCV8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 03:31 – Updated: 2022-05-17 03:31Stack-based buffer overflow in manager.exe in Backburner Manager in Autodesk Backburner 2016 2016.0.0.2150 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted command. NOTE: this is only a vulnerability in environments in which the administrator has not followed documentation that outlines the security risks of operating Backburner on untrusted networks.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2016-2344"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-119"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2016-03-28T23:59:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Stack-based buffer overflow in manager.exe in Backburner Manager in Autodesk Backburner 2016 2016.0.0.2150 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted command. NOTE: this is only a vulnerability in environments in which the administrator has not followed documentation that outlines the security risks of operating Backburner on untrusted networks.",
"id": "GHSA-2j35-5wj8-vcv8",
"modified": "2022-05-17T03:31:18Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T03:31:18Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2344"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/732760"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035426"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-2J3G-5JHM-R285
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-21 18:31 – Updated: 2026-02-21 18:31A security vulnerability has been detected in Tenda A21 1.0.0.0. This vulnerability affects the function set_device_name of the file /goform/setBlackRule of the component MAC Filtering Configuration Endpoint. Such manipulation of the argument devName/mac leads to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-2872"
],
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"CWE-119"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-02-21T16:16:05Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A security vulnerability has been detected in Tenda A21 1.0.0.0. This vulnerability affects the function set_device_name of the file /goform/setBlackRule of the component MAC Filtering Configuration Endpoint. Such manipulation of the argument devName/mac leads to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.",
"id": "GHSA-2j3g-5jhm-r285",
"modified": "2026-02-21T18:31:16Z",
"published": "2026-02-21T18:31:16Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2872"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/QIU-DIE/cve-nneeww/issues/3"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.347109"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.347109"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/?submit.754634"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.tenda.com.cn"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-2J53-MG54-5GM9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:26 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:26In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile MDM9625, MDM9635M, MDM9650, MDM9655, SD 400, SD 410/12, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 617, SD 650/52, SD 808, SD 810, and SDX20, in a QTEE syscall handler, HLOS can cause a buffer overflow to occur.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2015-9195"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-119"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-04-18T14:29:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile MDM9625, MDM9635M, MDM9650, MDM9655, SD 400, SD 410/12, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 617, SD 650/52, SD 808, SD 810, and SDX20, in a QTEE syscall handler, HLOS can cause a buffer overflow to occur.",
"id": "GHSA-2j53-mg54-5gm9",
"modified": "2022-05-14T03:26:16Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T03:26:16Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9195"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-2J5G-89M6-J53G
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:36 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:36Mitsubishi E-Designer, Version 7.52 Build 344 contains six code sections which may be exploited to overwrite the stack. This can result in arbitrary code execution, compromised data integrity, denial of service, and system crash.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-9638"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-119"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-04-17T14:29:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Mitsubishi E-Designer, Version 7.52 Build 344 contains six code sections which may be exploited to overwrite the stack. This can result in arbitrary code execution, compromised data integrity, denial of service, and system crash.",
"id": "GHSA-2j5g-89m6-j53g",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:36:06Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:36:06Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9638"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-213-01"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100097"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-2J5V-7WGM-Q5GW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 04:53 – Updated: 2022-05-17 04:53WebKit, as used in Apple iOS before 7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than other WebKit CVEs listed in APPLE-SA-2013-09-18-2.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2013-1045"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-119"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2013-09-19T10:27:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "WebKit, as used in Apple iOS before 7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than other WebKit CVEs listed in APPLE-SA-2013-09-18-2.",
"id": "GHSA-2j5v-7wgm-q5gw",
"modified": "2022-05-17T04:53:49Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T04:53:49Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1045"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00003.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00009.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/54886"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6001"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029054"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-2J62-RJ59-PVJJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 00:54 – Updated: 2022-05-17 00:54core/rendering/svg/SVGInlineTextBox.cpp in the SVG implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 28.0.1500.71, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2013-2875"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-119"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2013-07-10T10:55:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "core/rendering/svg/SVGInlineTextBox.cpp in the SVG implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 28.0.1500.71, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors.",
"id": "GHSA-2j62-rj59-pvjj",
"modified": "2022-05-17T00:54:39Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T00:54:39Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2875"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=233848"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17227"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6537"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-05/0128.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-06/0174.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-06/0175.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2013/07/stable-channel-update.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/blink?revision=150456\u0026view=revision"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6254"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2724"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-2J6F-FF8C-5PQ9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:04 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:04Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 13, iTunes for Windows 12.10.1, iCloud for Windows 10.7, iCloud for Windows 7.14. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-8733"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-119",
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-12-18T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 13, iTunes for Windows 12.10.1, iCloud for Windows 10.7, iCloud for Windows 7.14. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.",
"id": "GHSA-2j6f-ff8c-5pq9",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:04:31Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:04:31Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8733"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-22"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/HT210635"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/HT210636"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/HT210637"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-2J76-52J5-65G4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-01 17:43 – Updated: 2022-05-01 17:43Buffer overflow in the Apple Minimal SLP v2 Service Agent (slpd) in Mac OS X 10.4.11 and earlier, including 10.4.8, allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to gain privileges and possibly execute arbitrary code via a registration request with an invalid attr-list field.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2007-0355"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-119"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2007-01-19T01:28:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Buffer overflow in the Apple Minimal SLP v2 Service Agent (slpd) in Mac OS X 10.4.11 and earlier, including 10.4.8, allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to gain privileges and possibly execute arbitrary code via a registration request with an invalid attr-list field.",
"id": "GHSA-2j76-52j5-65g4",
"modified": "2022-05-01T17:43:24Z",
"published": "2022-05-01T17:43:24Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0355"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31562"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3151"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307430"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Feb/msg00002.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-17-01-2007.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/23796"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1017533"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1019359"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.osvdb.org/32693"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22101"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043B.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0239"
}
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"severity": []
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Mitigation MIT-3
Strategy: Language Selection
- Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
- For example, many languages that perform their own memory management, such as Java and Perl, are not subject to buffer overflows. Other languages, such as Ada and C#, typically provide overflow protection, but the protection can be disabled by the programmer.
- Be wary that a language's interface to native code may still be subject to overflows, even if the language itself is theoretically safe.
Mitigation MIT-4.1
Strategy: Libraries or Frameworks
- Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
- Examples include the Safe C String Library (SafeStr) by Messier and Viega [REF-57], and the Strsafe.h library from Microsoft [REF-56]. These libraries provide safer versions of overflow-prone string-handling functions.
Mitigation MIT-10
Strategy: Environment Hardening
- Use automatic buffer overflow detection mechanisms that are offered by certain compilers or compiler extensions. Examples include: the Microsoft Visual Studio /GS flag, Fedora/Red Hat FORTIFY_SOURCE GCC flag, StackGuard, and ProPolice, which provide various mechanisms including canary-based detection and range/index checking.
- D3-SFCV (Stack Frame Canary Validation) from D3FEND [REF-1334] discusses canary-based detection in detail.
Mitigation MIT-9
- Consider adhering to the following rules when allocating and managing an application's memory:
- Double check that the buffer is as large as specified.
- When using functions that accept a number of bytes to copy, such as strncpy(), be aware that if the destination buffer size is equal to the source buffer size, it may not NULL-terminate the string.
- Check buffer boundaries if accessing the buffer in a loop and make sure there is no danger of writing past the allocated space.
- If necessary, truncate all input strings to a reasonable length before passing them to the copy and concatenation functions.
Mitigation MIT-11
Strategy: Environment Hardening
- Run or compile the software using features or extensions that randomly arrange the positions of a program's executable and libraries in memory. Because this makes the addresses unpredictable, it can prevent an attacker from reliably jumping to exploitable code.
- Examples include Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) [REF-58] [REF-60] and Position-Independent Executables (PIE) [REF-64]. Imported modules may be similarly realigned if their default memory addresses conflict with other modules, in a process known as "rebasing" (for Windows) and "prelinking" (for Linux) [REF-1332] using randomly generated addresses. ASLR for libraries cannot be used in conjunction with prelink since it would require relocating the libraries at run-time, defeating the whole purpose of prelinking.
- For more information on these techniques see D3-SAOR (Segment Address Offset Randomization) from D3FEND [REF-1335].
Mitigation MIT-12
Strategy: Environment Hardening
- Use a CPU and operating system that offers Data Execution Protection (using hardware NX or XD bits) or the equivalent techniques that simulate this feature in software, such as PaX [REF-60] [REF-61]. These techniques ensure that any instruction executed is exclusively at a memory address that is part of the code segment.
- For more information on these techniques see D3-PSEP (Process Segment Execution Prevention) from D3FEND [REF-1336].
Mitigation MIT-13
Replace unbounded copy functions with analogous functions that support length arguments, such as strcpy with strncpy. Create these if they are not available.
CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the adversary finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers
Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an adversary. As a consequence, an adversary is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the adversaries' choice.
CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation
An adversary manipulates an application's interaction with a buffer in an attempt to read or modify data they shouldn't have access to. Buffer attacks are distinguished in that it is the buffer space itself that is the target of the attack rather than any code responsible for interpreting the content of the buffer. In virtually all buffer attacks the content that is placed in the buffer is immaterial. Instead, most buffer attacks involve retrieving or providing more input than can be stored in the allocated buffer, resulting in the reading or overwriting of other unintended program memory.
CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service. This hostile service is created to deliver the correct content to the client software. For example, if the client-side application is a browser, the service will host a webpage that the browser loads.
CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion
An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.
CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File
An attack of this type exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in the handling of binary resources. Binary resources may include music files like MP3, image files like JPEG files, and any other binary file. These attacks may pass unnoticed to the client machine through normal usage of files, such as a browser loading a seemingly innocent JPEG file. This can allow the adversary access to the execution stack and execute arbitrary code in the target process.
CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links
This type of attack leverages the use of symbolic links to cause buffer overflows. An adversary can try to create or manipulate a symbolic link file such that its contents result in out of bounds data. When the target software processes the symbolic link file, it could potentially overflow internal buffers with insufficient bounds checking.
CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags
This type of attack leverages the use of tags or variables from a formatted configuration data to cause buffer overflow. The adversary crafts a malicious HTML page or configuration file that includes oversized strings, thus causing an overflow.
CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion
In this attack, the target software is given input that the adversary knows will be modified and expanded in size during processing. This attack relies on the target software failing to anticipate that the expanded data may exceed some internal limit, thereby creating a buffer overflow.
CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call
This attack targets libraries or shared code modules which are vulnerable to buffer overflow attacks. An adversary who has knowledge of known vulnerable libraries or shared code can easily target software that makes use of these libraries. All clients that make use of the code library thus become vulnerable by association. This has a very broad effect on security across a system, usually affecting more than one software process.
CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities
This attack targets command-line utilities available in a number of shells. An adversary can leverage a vulnerability found in a command-line utility to escalate privilege to root.