Common Weakness Enumeration
CWE-122
AllowedHeap-based Buffer Overflow
Abstraction: Variant · Status: Draft
A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
4103 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-9X4P-R449-M72X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-07-09 18:30 – Updated: 2024-07-09 18:30
VLAI
Details
Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Severity
8.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-37334"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-07-09T17:15:22Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability",
"id": "GHSA-9x4p-r449-m72x",
"modified": "2024-07-09T18:30:50Z",
"published": "2024-07-09T18:30:50Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37334"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-37334"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-9X8H-Q8GJ-PR53
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-07 03:30 – Updated: 2025-07-07 03:30
VLAI
Details
Null pointer dereference vulnerability in the PDF preview module Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect function stability.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-53183"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122",
"CWE-476"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-07-07T03:15:29Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Null pointer dereference vulnerability in the PDF preview module\nImpact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect function stability.",
"id": "GHSA-9x8h-q8gj-pr53",
"modified": "2025-07-07T03:30:23Z",
"published": "2025-07-07T03:30:23Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53183"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2025/7"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-9XQJ-PPWH-278R
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-14 18:32 – Updated: 2026-07-14 18:32
VLAI
Details
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows NTFS allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Severity
7.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-50386"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-14T18:17:40Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows NTFS allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.",
"id": "GHSA-9xqj-ppwh-278r",
"modified": "2026-07-14T18:32:19Z",
"published": "2026-07-14T18:32:19Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-50386"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50386"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-9XX8-H3PJ-H4H9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:09 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:09
VLAI
Details
curl before version 7.52.0 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when doing a large floating point output in libcurl's implementation of the printf() functions. If there are any application that accepts a format string from the outside without necessary input filtering, it could allow remote attacks.
Severity
8.1 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2016-9586"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-04-23T18:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "curl before version 7.52.0 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when doing a large floating point output in libcurl\u0027s implementation of the printf() functions. If there are any application that accepts a format string from the outside without necessary input filtering, it could allow remote attacks.",
"id": "GHSA-9xx8-h3pj-h4h9",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:09:02Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:09:02Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9586"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/curl-7_51_0-162-g3ab3c16"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9586"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161221A.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00005.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95019"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037515"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-C24Q-2HX9-MJPC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-22 18:30 – Updated: 2024-07-03 18:43
VLAI
Details
Heap buffer overflow in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 125.0.6422.76 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Severity
8.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-5160"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122",
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-05-22T16:15:11Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Heap buffer overflow in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 125.0.6422.76 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)",
"id": "GHSA-c24q-2hx9-mjpc",
"modified": "2024-07-03T18:43:17Z",
"published": "2024-05-22T18:30:42Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5160"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/338161969"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5KEVD4433KTOCYY6V4I7MMYKQ6URUS4L"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FX6IYZ6XF7B2WE66NFPNI2NHWJFI6VDF"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-C27V-JMFG-GQRM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-06-28 00:01 – Updated: 2022-07-07 00:00
VLAI
Details
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-2207"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-06-27T12:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.",
"id": "GHSA-c27v-jmfg-gqrm",
"modified": "2022-07-07T00:00:24Z",
"published": "2022-06-28T00:01:02Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2207"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/0971c7a4e537ea120a6bb2195960be8d0815e97b"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://huntr.dev/bounties/05bc6051-4dc3-483b-ae56-cf23346b97b9"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GFD2A4YLBR7OIRHTL7CK6YNMEIQ264CN"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U743FMJGFQ35GBPCQ6OWMVZEJPDFVEWM"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-C2C4-4544-W949
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-03-15 03:30 – Updated: 2024-08-27 21:31
VLAI
Details
A heap-based buffer overflow in Clmg before 3.3.3 can occur via a crafted file to cimg_library::CImg::_load_analyze.
Severity
7.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-26540"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-03-15T01:15:58Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A heap-based buffer overflow in Clmg before 3.3.3 can occur via a crafted file to cimg_library::CImg\u003cunsigned char\u003e::_load_analyze.",
"id": "GHSA-c2c4-4544-w949",
"modified": "2024-08-27T21:31:10Z",
"published": "2024-03-15T03:30:52Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26540"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/GreycLab/CImg/issues/403"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-C2GQ-FXG8-22F9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-09 18:31 – Updated: 2025-08-26 18:31
VLAI
Details
A maliciously crafted SKP file, when linked or imported into Autodesk Revit, can be used to cause a Heap-based Overflow. A malicious actor can leverage this vulnerability to cause a crash, read sensitive data, or execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.
Severity
7.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-11608"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122",
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-12-09T18:15:22Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A maliciously crafted SKP file, when linked or imported into Autodesk Revit, can be used to cause a Heap-based Overflow. A malicious actor can leverage this vulnerability to cause a crash, read sensitive data, or execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.",
"id": "GHSA-c2gq-fxg8-22f9",
"modified": "2025-08-26T18:31:09Z",
"published": "2024-12-09T18:31:19Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11608"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2024-0026"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2024-0026"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-C2QG-8333-FG94
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-04-15 00:00 – Updated: 2022-04-22 00:00
VLAI
Details
Two heap-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities exists in the JPEG-JFIF lossless Huffman image parser functionality of Accusoft ImageGear 19.10. A specially-crafted file can lead to a heap buffer overflow. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger these vulnerabilities. Placeholder
Severity
8.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-21947"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122",
"CWE-129",
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-04-14T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Two heap-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities exists in the JPEG-JFIF lossless Huffman image parser functionality of Accusoft ImageGear 19.10. A specially-crafted file can lead to a heap buffer overflow. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger these vulnerabilities. Placeholder",
"id": "GHSA-c2qg-8333-fg94",
"modified": "2022-04-22T00:00:50Z",
"published": "2022-04-15T00:00:40Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21947"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1375"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-C2R6-3C35-HR4C
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-02-23 00:00 – Updated: 2022-03-17 00:05
VLAI
Details
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-0714"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122",
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-02-22T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.",
"id": "GHSA-c2r6-3c35-hr4c",
"modified": "2022-03-17T00:05:20Z",
"published": "2022-02-23T00:00:55Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0714"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/4e889f98e95ac05d7c8bd3ee933ab4d47820fdfa"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://huntr.dev/bounties/db70e8db-f309-4f3c-986c-e69d2415c3b3"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00018.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00009.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7ZLEHVP4LNAGER4ZDGUDS5V5YVQD6INF"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HBUYQBZ6GWAWJRWP7AODJ4KHW5BCKDVP"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
Mitigation
Pre-design: Use a language or compiler that performs automatic bounds checking.
Mitigation
Architecture and Design
Use an abstraction library to abstract away risky APIs. Not a complete solution.
Mitigation MIT-10
Operation
Build and Compilation
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-11
Operation
Build and Compilation
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
Implementation
Implement and perform bounds checking on input.
Mitigation
Implementation
Strategy: Libraries or Frameworks
Do not use dangerous functions such as gets. Look for their safe equivalent, which checks for the boundary.
Mitigation
Operation
Use OS-level preventative functionality. This is not a complete solution, but it provides some defense in depth.
CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow
This attack forces an integer variable to go out of range. The integer variable is often used as an offset such as size of memory allocation or similarly. The attacker would typically control the value of such variable and try to get it out of range. For instance the integer in question is incremented past the maximum possible value, it may wrap to become a very small, or negative number, therefore providing a very incorrect value which can lead to unexpected behavior. At worst the attacker can execute arbitrary code.