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().
4096 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-FJ4J-92HJ-MCWP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-25 00:33 – Updated: 2026-06-25 15:31GPAC Multimedia Open Source Project GPAC Project/MP4Box 2.5-DEV-rev1593-gfe88c3545-master is affected by: Buffer Overflow. The impact is: cause a denial of service (local). The component is: filter_core/filter_pid.c (L:574-580): function gf_filter_pid_inst_swap_delete_task() improperly accesses freed objects during PID instance swap/delete cleanup, leading to heap use-after-free. The attack vector is: Local (AV:L): a local, authenticated user who processes a specially crafted MPEG-2 TS/MP4 file with MP4Box can trigger the bug during filter teardown (PID instance swap/delete), causing a crash. ¶¶ In GPAC s MP4Box, gf_filter_pid_inst_swap_delete_task() in filter_core/filter_pid.c may dereference objects after they have been freed when cleaning up PID instances after a swap/delete operation. Crafted inputs (e.g., malformed MPEG-2 TS) can trigger a heap use-after-free and crash; exploitation may be possible.
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"CVE-2025-60468"
],
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"CWE-122"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-24T22:16:44Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "GPAC Multimedia Open Source Project GPAC Project/MP4Box 2.5-DEV-rev1593-gfe88c3545-master is affected by: Buffer Overflow. The impact is: cause a denial of service (local). The component is: filter_core/filter_pid.c (L:574-580): function gf_filter_pid_inst_swap_delete_task() improperly accesses freed objects during PID instance swap/delete cleanup, leading to heap use-after-free. The attack vector is: Local (AV:L): a local, authenticated user who processes a specially crafted MPEG-2 TS/MP4 file with MP4Box can trigger the bug during filter teardown (PID instance swap/delete), causing a crash. \u00b6\u00b6 In GPAC s MP4Box, gf_filter_pid_inst_swap_delete_task() in filter_core/filter_pid.c may dereference objects after they have been freed when cleaning up PID instances after a swap/delete operation. Crafted inputs (e.g., malformed MPEG-2 TS) can trigger a heap use-after-free and crash; exploitation may be possible.",
"id": "GHSA-fj4j-92hj-mcwp",
"modified": "2026-06-25T15:31:54Z",
"published": "2026-06-25T00:33:21Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-60468"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/gpac/gpac/issues/3290"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/gpac/gpac/commit/976dacf65cb6986a4e4f350fb8d3ed0a17dc3a77"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/gpac/gpac/commit/aed9c94e92e8ba362ddb29c767c519478f46f195"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/sigdevel/pocs/blob/main/res/gpac/MP4Box/39/39_gf_filter_pid_inst_swap_delete_task_filter_core_filter_pid_c_580"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://infosec.exchange/@sigdevel/116780598378458041"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-FJ94-39W8-G69W
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-06-01 00:00 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:30Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-1942"
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"CWE-122",
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-05-31T14:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.",
"id": "GHSA-fj94-39w8-g69w",
"modified": "2025-11-03T21:30:40Z",
"published": "2022-06-01T00:00:36Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1942"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/71223e2db87c2bf3b09aecb46266b56cda26191d"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://huntr.dev/bounties/67ca4d3b-9175-43c1-925c-72a7091bc071"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00032.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00023.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TYNK6SDCMOLQJOI3B4AOE66P2G2IH4ZM"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TYNK6SDCMOLQJOI3B4AOE66P2G2IH4ZM"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16"
},
{
"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"
}
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"severity": [
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-FJ9C-H67P-PH2J
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-12 00:31 – Updated: 2026-03-12 18:30Heap buffer overflow in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 146.0.7680.71 allowed a remote attacker to perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-3931"
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"CWE-122",
"CWE-787"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-03-11T22:16:35Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Heap buffer overflow in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 146.0.7680.71 allowed a remote attacker to perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)",
"id": "GHSA-fj9c-h67p-ph2j",
"modified": "2026-03-12T18:30:30Z",
"published": "2026-03-12T00:31:17Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3931"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_10.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/417599694"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-FJ9M-MXR3-FVF7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-06-16 12:30 – Updated: 2025-06-16 18:32Out-of-bounds Write resulting in possible Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability was discovered in tools/bdf-converter font conversion utility that is part of Apache NuttX RTOS repository. This standalone program is optional and neither part of NuttX RTOS nor Applications runtime, but active bdf-converter users may be affected when this tool is exposed to external provided user data data (i.e. publicly available automation).
This issue affects Apache NuttX: from 6.9 before 12.9.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 12.9.0, which fixes the issue.
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"CVE-2025-47868"
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"CWE-122"
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-06-16T11:15:18Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
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"details": "Out-of-bounds Write resulting in possible Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability was discovered in tools/bdf-converter font conversion utility that is part of Apache NuttX RTOS repository. This standalone program is optional and neither part of NuttX RTOS nor Applications runtime, but active bdf-converter users may be affected when this tool is exposed to external provided user data data (i.e. publicly available automation).\n\nThis issue affects Apache NuttX: from 6.9 before 12.9.0.\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 12.9.0, which fixes the issue.",
"id": "GHSA-fj9m-mxr3-fvf7",
"modified": "2025-06-16T18:32:18Z",
"published": "2025-06-16T12:30:26Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-47868"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/apache/nuttx/pull/16000"
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"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/p4o2lcqgspx3ws1n2p4wmoqbqow1w1pw"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/14/1"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-FJX6-H45R-J49H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-08-13 18:31 – Updated: 2024-08-13 18:31Windows IP Routing Management Snapin Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-38114"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-08-13T18:15:11Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Windows IP Routing Management Snapin Remote Code Execution Vulnerability",
"id": "GHSA-fjx6-h45r-j49h",
"modified": "2024-08-13T18:31:16Z",
"published": "2024-08-13T18:31:16Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38114"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38114"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-FM3V-8H6R-VMXW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-06-12 15:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 04:43NanoMQ 0.17.5 is vulnerable to heap-buffer-overflow in the conn_handler function of mqtt_parser.c when it processes malformed messages.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-34488"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122",
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-06-12T14:15:19Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "NanoMQ 0.17.5 is vulnerable to heap-buffer-overflow in the conn_handler function of mqtt_parser.c when it processes malformed messages.",
"id": "GHSA-fm3v-8h6r-vmxw",
"modified": "2024-04-04T04:43:23Z",
"published": "2023-06-12T15:30:28Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34488"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/emqx/nanomq/issues/1181"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-FMJ2-H384-M84P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-14 21:31 – Updated: 2026-04-14 21:31Bridge versions 16.0.2, 15.1.4 and earlier are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-27310"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-04-14T20:16:34Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Bridge versions 16.0.2, 15.1.4 and earlier are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.",
"id": "GHSA-fmj2-h384-m84p",
"modified": "2026-04-14T21:31:48Z",
"published": "2026-04-14T21:31:48Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27310"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/bridge/apsb26-39.html"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-FMR9-57QR-252W
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-16 15:32 – Updated: 2025-09-16 15:32A maliciously crafted PDF file, when parsed through certain Autodesk products, can force a Heap-Based Overflow vulnerability. 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.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-8894"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-09-16T15:15:46Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A maliciously crafted PDF file, when parsed through certain Autodesk products, can force a Heap-Based Overflow vulnerability. 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-fmr9-57qr-252w",
"modified": "2025-09-16T15:32:37Z",
"published": "2025-09-16T15:32:37Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8894"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.autodesk.com/products/autodesk-access/overview"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2025-0018"
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-FMXJ-97W3-XQ3M
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-09-25 18:31 – Updated: 2024-09-25 18:31A vulnerability in Cisco Unified Threat Defense (UTD) Snort Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Engine for Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured security policies or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device.
This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of HTTP requests when they are processed by Cisco UTD Snort IPS Engine. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to trigger a reload of the Snort process. If the action in case of Cisco UTD Snort IPS Engine failure is set to the default, fail-open, successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow the attacker to bypass configured security policies. If the action in case of Cisco UTD Snort IPS Engine failure is set to fail-close, successful exploitation of this vulnerability could cause traffic that is configured to be inspected by Cisco UTD Snort IPS Engine to be dropped.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-20508"
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"CWE-122",
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"github_reviewed": false,
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-09-25T17:15:18Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "A vulnerability in Cisco Unified Threat Defense (UTD) Snort Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Engine for Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured security policies or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device.\n\nThis vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of HTTP requests when they are processed by Cisco UTD Snort IPS Engine. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to trigger a reload of the Snort process. If the action in case of Cisco UTD Snort IPS Engine failure is set to the default, fail-open, successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow the attacker to bypass configured security policies. If the action in case of Cisco UTD Snort IPS Engine failure is set to fail-close, successful exploitation of this vulnerability could cause traffic that is configured to be inspected by Cisco UTD Snort IPS Engine to be dropped.",
"id": "GHSA-fmxj-97w3-xq3m",
"modified": "2024-09-25T18:31:21Z",
"published": "2024-09-25T18:31:21Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20508"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-utd-snort3-dos-bypas-b4OUEwxD"
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GHSA-FP3F-MQXW-MG8X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-09-18 03:31 – Updated: 2024-09-18 03:31There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in ZTE MF296R. Due to insufficient validation of the SMS parameter length, an authenticated attacker could use the vulnerability to perform a denial of service attack.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-39068"
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"github_reviewed": false,
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-09-18T02:15:09Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in ZTE MF296R. Due to insufficient validation of the SMS parameter length, an authenticated attacker could use the vulnerability to perform a denial of service attack.",
"id": "GHSA-fp3f-mqxw-mg8x",
"modified": "2024-09-18T03:31:06Z",
"published": "2024-09-18T03:31:06Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39068"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.zte.com.cn/support/news/LoopholeInfoDetail.aspx?newsId=1028984"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
Mitigation
Pre-design: Use a language or compiler that performs automatic bounds checking.
Mitigation
Use an abstraction library to abstract away risky APIs. Not a complete solution.
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-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
Implement and perform bounds checking on input.
Mitigation
Strategy: Libraries or Frameworks
Do not use dangerous functions such as gets. Look for their safe equivalent, which checks for the boundary.
Mitigation
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.