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().
4094 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-VG49-RWFH-VP3C
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-11 18:32 – Updated: 2025-03-11 18:32
VLAI
Details
Heap-based buffer overflow in Kernel Streaming WOW Thunk Service Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Severity
7.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-24995"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-03-11T17:16:36Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Heap-based buffer overflow in Kernel Streaming WOW Thunk Service Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.",
"id": "GHSA-vg49-rwfh-vp3c",
"modified": "2025-03-11T18:32:18Z",
"published": "2025-03-11T18:32:18Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24995"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24995"
}
],
"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-VG57-HWH2-C85P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-29 00:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 06:25
VLAI
Details
Heap buffer overflow in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 101.0.4951.41 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Severity
9.6 (Critical)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-4920"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122",
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-07-29T00:15:11Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Heap buffer overflow in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 101.0.4951.41 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)",
"id": "GHSA-vg57-hwh2-c85p",
"modified": "2024-04-04T06:25:36Z",
"published": "2023-07-29T00:30:48Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4920"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_26.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://crbug.com/1306861"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PQKT7EGDD2P3L7S3NXEDDRCPK4NNZNWJ"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YKLJ3B3D5BCVWE3QNP4N7HHF26OHD567"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-VG87-MH5W-4J7P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-18 00:30 – Updated: 2025-01-18 00:30
VLAI
Details
A buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified in the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) in various Lexmark devices. The vulnerability can be leveraged by an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Severity
8.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-50739"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-01-18T00:15:25Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A\u00a0buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified in the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) in various Lexmark\u00a0devices. The vulnerability can be leveraged by an attacker to execute arbitrary code.",
"id": "GHSA-vg87-mh5w-4j7p",
"modified": "2025-01-18T00:30:48Z",
"published": "2025-01-18T00:30:48Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50739"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.lexmark.com/en_us/solutions/security/lexmark-security-advisories.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-VGP9-QCV2-338W
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-06-17 21:32 – Updated: 2025-06-17 21:32
VLAI
Details
A Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists within the parsing of PRJ files. The issues result from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in different memory corruption issues within the application, such as reading and writing past the end of allocated data structures.
Severity
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-49850"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-06-17T19:15:34Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists within the parsing of PRJ files. The issues result from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in different memory corruption issues within the application, such as reading and writing past the end of allocated data structures.",
"id": "GHSA-vgp9-qcv2-338w",
"modified": "2025-06-17T21:32:30Z",
"published": "2025-06-17T21:32:30Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49850"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-168-02"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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-VH3F-47CG-XC52
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-09 18:30 – Updated: 2025-12-09 18:30
VLAI
Details
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Severity
7.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-62454"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-12-09T18:15:56Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.",
"id": "GHSA-vh3f-47cg-xc52",
"modified": "2025-12-09T18:30:46Z",
"published": "2025-12-09T18:30:46Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62454"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-62454"
}
],
"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-VH3X-525M-JP4R
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-09-17 21:30 – Updated: 2024-09-24 17:34
VLAI
Summary
heap-buffer-overflow in MicroPython
Details
A vulnerability was found in MicroPython 1.23.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function mpz_as_bytes of the file py/objint.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as 908ab1ceca15ee6fd0ef82ca4cba770a3ec41894. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. In micropython objint component, converting zero from int to bytes leads to heap buffer-overflow-write at mpz_as_bytes.
Severity
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "micropython-copy"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"last_affected": "3.3.3.post3"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "micropython-io"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"last_affected": "0.1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "micropython-os"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"last_affected": "0.8"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-8948"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122",
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2024-09-24T17:34:09Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2024-09-17T19:15:29Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "A vulnerability was found in MicroPython 1.23.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function mpz_as_bytes of the file py/objint.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as 908ab1ceca15ee6fd0ef82ca4cba770a3ec41894. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. In micropython objint component, converting zero from int to bytes leads to heap buffer-overflow-write at mpz_as_bytes.",
"id": "GHSA-vh3x-525m-jp4r",
"modified": "2024-09-24T17:34:09Z",
"published": "2024-09-17T21:30:32Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8948"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/micropython/micropython/issues/13041"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/micropython/micropython/commit/908ab1ceca15ee6fd0ef82ca4cba770a3ec41894"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/micropython-copy/PYSEC-2024-87.yaml"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/micropython-io/PYSEC-2024-88.yaml"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/micropython-os/PYSEC-2024-89.yaml"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.277766"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.277766"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/?submit.409317"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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"
}
],
"summary": "heap-buffer-overflow in MicroPython"
}
GHSA-VH57-7369-46VQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-14 18:32 – Updated: 2026-07-14 18:32
VLAI
Details
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Severity
7.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-55137"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-14T18:18:20Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.",
"id": "GHSA-vh57-7369-46vq",
"modified": "2026-07-14T18:32:36Z",
"published": "2026-07-14T18:32:36Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55137"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-55137"
}
],
"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-VH77-JJ57-M262
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-08-12 21:31 – Updated: 2025-08-12 21:31
VLAI
Details
InDesign Desktop versions 20.4, 19.5.4 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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-54209"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-08-12T21:15:40Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "InDesign Desktop versions 20.4, 19.5.4 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-vh77-jj57-m262",
"modified": "2025-08-12T21:31:22Z",
"published": "2025-08-12T21:31:22Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54209"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb25-79.html"
}
],
"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-VHC2-7WP4-4355
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-11-12 18:30 – Updated: 2024-11-12 18:30
VLAI
Details
Windows Telephony Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Severity
8.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-43620"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-11-12T18:15:29Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Windows Telephony Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability",
"id": "GHSA-vhc2-7wp4-4355",
"modified": "2024-11-12T18:30:58Z",
"published": "2024-11-12T18:30:58Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43620"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43620"
}
],
"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-VHGC-FH4X-7WPX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-02-11 18:31 – Updated: 2025-02-11 18:31
VLAI
Details
Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Severity
7.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-21390"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-02-11T18:15:37Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability",
"id": "GHSA-vhgc-fh4x-7wpx",
"modified": "2025-02-11T18:31:40Z",
"published": "2025-02-11T18:31:40Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21390"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21390"
}
],
"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"
}
]
}
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.