Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Allowed

Out-of-bounds Read

Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft

The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

11369 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-46HR-Q4HP-W8V2

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 02:21 – Updated: 2022-05-14 02:21
VLAI
Details

Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Excel Viewer, Excel Services on SharePoint Server 2007 SP3, and Excel Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-7265"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-125"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2016-12-20T06:59:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Excel Viewer, Excel Services on SharePoint Server 2007 SP3, and Excel Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted document, aka \"Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability.\"",
  "id": "GHSA-46hr-q4hp-w8v2",
  "modified": "2022-05-14T02:21:53Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T02:21:53Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7265"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94721"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-46JX-3CG2-9964

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-08-17 09:30 – Updated: 2026-05-12 12:32
VLAI
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ext4: check dot and dotdot of dx_root before making dir indexed

Syzbot reports a issue as follows:

BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffed11022e24fe PGD 23ffee067 P4D 23ffee067 PUD 0 Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN PTI CPU: 0 PID: 5079 Comm: syz-executor306 Not tainted 6.10.0-rc5-g55027e689933 #0 Call Trace: make_indexed_dir+0xdaf/0x13c0 fs/ext4/namei.c:2341 ext4_add_entry+0x222a/0x25d0 fs/ext4/namei.c:2451 ext4_rename fs/ext4/namei.c:3936 [inline] ext4_rename2+0x26e5/0x4370 fs/ext4/namei.c:4214 [...] ============================================

The immediate cause of this problem is that there is only one valid dentry for the block to be split during do_split, so split==0 results in out of bounds accesses to the map triggering the issue.

do_split
  unsigned split
  dx_make_map
   count = 1
  split = count/2 = 0;
  continued = hash2 == map[split - 1].hash;
   ---> map[4294967295]

The maximum length of a filename is 255 and the minimum block size is 1024, so it is always guaranteed that the number of entries is greater than or equal to 2 when do_split() is called.

But syzbot's crafted image has no dot and dotdot in dir, and the dentry distribution in dirblock is as follows:

bus dentry1 hole dentry2 free |xx--|xx-------------|...............|xx-------------|...............| 0 12 (8+248)=256 268 256 524 (8+256)=264 788 236 1024

So when renaming dentry1 increases its name_len length by 1, neither hole nor free is sufficient to hold the new dentry, and make_indexed_dir() is called.

In make_indexed_dir() it is assumed that the first two entries of the dirblock must be dot and dotdot, so bus and dentry1 are left in dx_root because they are treated as dot and dotdot, and only dentry2 is moved to the new leaf block. That's why count is equal to 1.

Therefore add the ext4_check_dx_root() helper function to add more sanity checks to dot and dotdot before starting the conversion to avoid the above issue.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-42305"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-125"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-08-17T09:15:10Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\next4: check dot and dotdot of dx_root before making dir indexed\n\nSyzbot reports a issue as follows:\n============================================\nBUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffed11022e24fe\nPGD 23ffee067 P4D 23ffee067 PUD 0\nOops: Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN PTI\nCPU: 0 PID: 5079 Comm: syz-executor306 Not tainted 6.10.0-rc5-g55027e689933 #0\nCall Trace:\n \u003cTASK\u003e\n make_indexed_dir+0xdaf/0x13c0 fs/ext4/namei.c:2341\n ext4_add_entry+0x222a/0x25d0 fs/ext4/namei.c:2451\n ext4_rename fs/ext4/namei.c:3936 [inline]\n ext4_rename2+0x26e5/0x4370 fs/ext4/namei.c:4214\n[...]\n============================================\n\nThe immediate cause of this problem is that there is only one valid dentry\nfor the block to be split during do_split, so split==0 results in out of\nbounds accesses to the map triggering the issue.\n\n    do_split\n      unsigned split\n      dx_make_map\n       count = 1\n      split = count/2 = 0;\n      continued = hash2 == map[split - 1].hash;\n       ---\u003e map[4294967295]\n\nThe maximum length of a filename is 255 and the minimum block size is 1024,\nso it is always guaranteed that the number of entries is greater than or\nequal to 2 when do_split() is called.\n\nBut syzbot\u0027s crafted image has no dot and dotdot in dir, and the dentry\ndistribution in dirblock is as follows:\n\n  bus     dentry1          hole           dentry2           free\n|xx--|xx-------------|...............|xx-------------|...............|\n0   12 (8+248)=256  268     256     524 (8+256)=264 788     236     1024\n\nSo when renaming dentry1 increases its name_len length by 1, neither hole\nnor free is sufficient to hold the new dentry, and make_indexed_dir() is\ncalled.\n\nIn make_indexed_dir() it is assumed that the first two entries of the\ndirblock must be dot and dotdot, so bus and dentry1 are left in dx_root\nbecause they are treated as dot and dotdot, and only dentry2 is moved\nto the new leaf block. That\u0027s why count is equal to 1.\n\nTherefore add the ext4_check_dx_root() helper function to add more sanity\nchecks to dot and dotdot before starting the conversion to avoid the above\nissue.",
  "id": "GHSA-46jx-3cg2-9964",
  "modified": "2026-05-12T12:32:04Z",
  "published": "2024-08-17T09:30:25Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42305"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19e13b4d7f0303186fcc891aba8d0de7c8fdbda8"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42d420517072028fb0eb852c358056b7717ba5aa"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50ea741def587a64e08879ce6c6a30131f7111e7"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8afe06ed3be7a874b3cd82ef5f8959aca8d6429a"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d241b7a39af192d1bb422714a458982c7cc67a2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abb411ac991810c0bcbe51c2e76d2502bf611b5c"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b80575ffa98b5bb3a5d4d392bfe4c2e03e9557db"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdd345321699042ece4a9d2e70754d2397d378c5"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-46P9-G8F2-QJ87

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-10-07 15:31 – Updated: 2024-10-07 15:31
VLAI
Details

Transient DOS while parsing the MBSSID IE from the beacons when IE length is 0.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-33071"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-125",
      "CWE-126"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-10-07T13:15:13Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Transient DOS while parsing the MBSSID IE from the beacons when IE length is 0.",
  "id": "GHSA-46p9-g8f2-qj87",
  "modified": "2024-10-07T15:31:39Z",
  "published": "2024-10-07T15:31:39Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-33071"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/october-2024-bulletin.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-46PM-C965-776X

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-21 00:32 – Updated: 2026-04-24 21:31
VLAI
Details

Potential read out of bounds case with wolfSSHd on Windows while handling a terminal resize request. An authenticated user could trigger the out of bounds read after establishing a connection which would leak the adjacent stack memory to the pseudo-console output.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-0930"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-125",
      "CWE-126"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-04-20T22:16:23Z",
    "severity": "LOW"
  },
  "details": "Potential read out of bounds case with wolfSSHd on\u00a0Windows while handling a terminal resize request. An authenticated user could\u00a0trigger the out of bounds read after establishing a connection which would\u00a0leak the adjacent stack memory to the pseudo-console output.",
  "id": "GHSA-46pm-c965-776x",
  "modified": "2026-04-24T21:31:57Z",
  "published": "2026-04-21T00:32:14Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0930"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/wolfssl/wolfssh/pull/846"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/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"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-46PR-4793-7HQ6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-01-04 12:30 – Updated: 2023-01-10 18:30
VLAI
Details

In wlan driver, there is a possible missing bounds check. This could lead to local denial of service in wlan services.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-44445"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-125",
      "CWE-126"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-01-04T10:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In wlan driver, there is a possible missing bounds check. This could lead to local denial of service in wlan services.",
  "id": "GHSA-46pr-4793-7hq6",
  "modified": "2023-01-10T18:30:26Z",
  "published": "2023-01-04T12:30:27Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44445"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.unisoc.com/en_us/secy/announcementDetail/1610118225591336001"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-46Q3-4WPC-PX2V

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:28 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:50
VLAI
Details

In GraphicsMagick 1.3.27a, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in ReadOneJNGImage in coders/png.c, related to oFFs chunk allocation.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-17782"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-125"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-12-20T09:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In GraphicsMagick 1.3.27a, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in ReadOneJNGImage in coders/png.c, related to oFFs chunk allocation.",
  "id": "GHSA-46q3-4wpc-px2v",
  "modified": "2025-04-20T03:50:10Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:28:44Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17782"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00005.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00009.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/530"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4248-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4321"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick?cmd=changeset%3Bnode=8e3d2264109c"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick?cmd=changeset;node=8e3d2264109c"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-46V3-9G82-R8F2

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:17 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:17
VLAI
Details

FATEK Automation WinProladder versions 3.30 and prior is vulnerable to an out-of-bounds read, which may allow an attacker to read unauthorized information.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-38440"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-125"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-10-18T13:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "FATEK Automation WinProladder versions 3.30 and prior is vulnerable to an out-of-bounds read, which may allow an attacker to read unauthorized information.",
  "id": "GHSA-46v3-9g82-r8f2",
  "modified": "2022-05-24T19:17:49Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T19:17:49Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38440"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-280-06"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-46VM-W6FW-QVGX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:42 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:42
VLAI
Details

The RSVP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-rsvp.c:rsvp_obj_print().

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-13051"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-125"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-09-14T06:29:00Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "The RSVP parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-rsvp.c:rsvp_obj_print().",
  "id": "GHSA-46vm-w6fw-qvgx",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:42:57Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:42:57Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13051"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/289c672020280529fd382f3502efab7100d638ec"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/HT208221"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txt"
    }
  ],
  "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-46W9-9P5J-R3RF

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:46 – Updated: 2022-05-24 16:46
VLAI
Details

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.010.20069 and earlier, 2019.010.20069 and earlier, 2017.011.30113 and earlier version, and 2015.006.30464 and earlier have an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2019-7047"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-125"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2019-05-24T19:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.010.20069 and earlier, 2019.010.20069 and earlier, 2017.011.30113 and earlier version, and 2015.006.30464 and earlier have an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.",
  "id": "GHSA-46w9-9p5j-r3rf",
  "modified": "2022-05-24T16:46:40Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T16:46:40Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7047"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-07.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-46XP-HQVM-MWP5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 01:54 – Updated: 2022-05-14 01:54
VLAI
Details

A heap-based buffer over-read exists in libopencad 0.2.0 in the ReadMCHAR function in lib/dwg/io.cpp, resulting in an application crash.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2018-18480"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-125"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2018-10-18T18:29:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "A heap-based buffer over-read exists in libopencad 0.2.0 in the ReadMCHAR function in lib/dwg/io.cpp, resulting in an application crash.",
  "id": "GHSA-46xp-hqvm-mwp5",
  "modified": "2022-05-14T01:54:15Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T01:54:15Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18480"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/sandyre/libopencad/issues/43"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

Mitigation MIT-5
Implementation

Strategy: Input Validation

  • Assume all input is malicious. Use an "accept known good" input validation strategy, i.e., use a list of acceptable inputs that strictly conform to specifications. Reject any input that does not strictly conform to specifications, or transform it into something that does.
  • When performing input validation, consider all potentially relevant properties, including length, type of input, the full range of acceptable values, missing or extra inputs, syntax, consistency across related fields, and conformance to business rules. As an example of business rule logic, "boat" may be syntactically valid because it only contains alphanumeric characters, but it is not valid if the input is only expected to contain colors such as "red" or "blue."
  • Do not rely exclusively on looking for malicious or malformed inputs. This is likely to miss at least one undesirable input, especially if the code's environment changes. This can give attackers enough room to bypass the intended validation. However, denylists can be useful for detecting potential attacks or determining which inputs are so malformed that they should be rejected outright.
  • To reduce the likelihood of introducing an out-of-bounds read, ensure that you validate and ensure correct calculations for any length argument, buffer size calculation, or offset. Be especially careful of relying on a sentinel (i.e. special character such as NUL) in untrusted inputs.
Mitigation
Architecture and Design

Strategy: Language Selection

Use a language that provides appropriate memory abstractions.

CAPEC-540: Overread Buffers

An adversary attacks a target by providing input that causes an application to read beyond the boundary of a defined buffer. This typically occurs when a value influencing where to start or stop reading is set to reflect positions outside of the valid memory location of the buffer. This type of attack may result in exposure of sensitive information, a system crash, or arbitrary code execution.