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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.

12436 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-P4HJ-X8WM-PQJJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 03:38 – Updated: 2022-05-17 03:38
VLAI
Details

Out-of-Bounds read vulnerability in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 8.1 on Windows, when the gflags app is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image embedded in the XFA stream in a PDF document, aka "Read Access Violation starting at FoxitReader."

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-8876"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-125"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2016-10-31T10:59:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Out-of-Bounds read vulnerability in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 8.1 on Windows, when the gflags app is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image embedded in the XFA stream in a PDF document, aka \"Read Access Violation starting at FoxitReader.\"",
  "id": "GHSA-p4hj-x8wm-pqjj",
  "modified": "2022-05-17T03:38:31Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T03:38:31Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8876"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93608"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-P4JX-5P2X-4PQ7

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

SQLite3 from 3.6.0 to and including 3.27.2 is vulnerable to heap out-of-bound read in the rtreenode() function when handling invalid rtree tables.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2019-8457"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-125"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2019-05-30T16:29:00Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "SQLite3 from 3.6.0 to and including 3.27.2 is vulnerable to heap out-of-bound read in the rtreenode() function when handling invalid rtree tables.",
  "id": "GHSA-p4jx-5p2x-4pq7",
  "modified": "2022-05-24T16:46:55Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T16:46:55Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8457"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content\u0026id=SB10365"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OPKYSWCOM3CL66RI76TYVIG6TJ263RXH"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SJPFGA45DI4F5MCF2OAACGH3HQOF4G3M"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190606-0002"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4004-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4004-2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4019-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4019-2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_28_0.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.sqlite.org/src/info/90acdbfce9c08858"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00074.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-P4P8-4Q83-C8P4

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:51 – Updated: 2024-04-04 01:22
VLAI
Details

Out of bound access when reason code is extracted from frame data without validating the frame length in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music in MDM9150, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8996AU, QCA6174A, QCA6574AU, QCA9377, QCA9379, QCS405, QCS605, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 450, SD 625, SD 636, SD 665, SD 675, SD 712 / SD 710 / SD 670, SD 730, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845 / SD 850, SD 855, SDA660, SDM630, SDM660, SDX20, SDX24

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2019-2305"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-125"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2019-07-25T17:15:00Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "Out of bound access when reason code is extracted from frame data without validating the frame length in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice \u0026 Music in MDM9150, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8996AU, QCA6174A, QCA6574AU, QCA9377, QCA9379, QCS405, QCS605, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 450, SD 625, SD 636, SD 665, SD 675, SD 712 / SD 710 / SD 670, SD 730, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845 / SD 850, SD 855, SDA660, SDM630, SDM660, SDX20, SDX24",
  "id": "GHSA-p4p8-4q83-c8p4",
  "modified": "2024-04-04T01:22:34Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T16:51:25Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-2305"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2019/07/01/july-2019-code-aurora-security-bulletin"
    }
  ],
  "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-P4PM-X7CH-5MVC

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-24 15:32 – Updated: 2026-08-18 12:31
VLAI
Details

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

rxrpc: Fix RxGK token loading to check bounds

rxrpc_preparse_xdr_yfs_rxgk() reads the raw key length and ticket length from the XDR token as u32 values and passes each through round_up(x, 4) before using the rounded value for validation and allocation. When the raw length is >= 0xfffffffd, round_up() wraps to 0, so the bounds check and kzalloc both use 0 while the subsequent memcpy still copies the original ~4 GiB value, producing a heap buffer overflow reachable from an unprivileged add_key() call.

Fix this by:

(1) Rejecting raw key lengths above AFSTOKEN_GK_KEY_MAX and raw ticket lengths above AFSTOKEN_GK_TOKEN_MAX before rounding, consistent with the caps that the RxKAD path already enforces via AFSTOKEN_RK_TIX_MAX.

(2) Sizing the flexible-array allocation from the validated raw key length via struct_size_t() instead of the rounded value.

(3) Caching the raw lengths so that the later field assignments and memcpy calls do not re-read from the token, eliminating a class of TOCTOU re-parse.

The control path (valid token with lengths within bounds) is unaffected.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-31641"
  ],
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    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-125",
      "CWE-190"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-04-24T15:16:43Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nrxrpc: Fix RxGK token loading to check bounds\n\nrxrpc_preparse_xdr_yfs_rxgk() reads the raw key length and ticket length\nfrom the XDR token as u32 values and passes each through round_up(x, 4)\nbefore using the rounded value for validation and allocation.  When the raw\nlength is \u003e= 0xfffffffd, round_up() wraps to 0, so the bounds check and\nkzalloc both use 0 while the subsequent memcpy still copies the original\n~4 GiB value, producing a heap buffer overflow reachable from an\nunprivileged add_key() call.\n\nFix this by:\n\n (1) Rejecting raw key lengths above AFSTOKEN_GK_KEY_MAX and raw ticket\n     lengths above AFSTOKEN_GK_TOKEN_MAX before rounding, consistent with\n     the caps that the RxKAD path already enforces via AFSTOKEN_RK_TIX_MAX.\n\n (2) Sizing the flexible-array allocation from the validated raw key\n     length via struct_size_t() instead of the rounded value.\n\n (3) Caching the raw lengths so that the later field assignments and\n     memcpy calls do not re-read from the token, eliminating a class of\n     TOCTOU re-parse.\n\nThe control path (valid token with lengths within bounds) is unaffected.",
  "id": "GHSA-p4pm-x7ch-5mvc",
  "modified": "2026-08-18T12:31:04Z",
  "published": "2026-04-24T15:32:36Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31641"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27288"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55618"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-31641"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2461548"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e04596cba8a86cbff9c3f4bf0a524a3a488773c"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49875b360c2b83a3c226e189c502e501d83e6445"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d179a868dd755b0cfcf7582e00943d702b9943b8"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-31641.json"
    }
  ],
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  "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-P4R4-6239-7P4G

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-09-13 09:30 – Updated: 2024-09-13 09:30
VLAI
Details

Media Encoder versions 24.5, 23.6.8 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-41873"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-125"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-09-13T07:15:04Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Media Encoder versions 24.5, 23.6.8 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.",
  "id": "GHSA-p4r4-6239-7p4g",
  "modified": "2024-09-13T09:30:32Z",
  "published": "2024-09-13T09:30:32Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41873"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb24-53.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-P4VQ-4CJ4-8Q2P

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 00:52 – Updated: 2022-05-14 00:52
VLAI
Details

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.008.20081 and earlier, 2019.008.20080 and earlier, 2019.008.20081 and earlier, 2017.011.30106 and earlier version, 2017.011.30105 and earlier version, 2015.006.30457 and earlier, and 2015.006.30456 and earlier have an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2018-16033"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-125"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2019-01-18T17:29:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.008.20081 and earlier, 2019.008.20080 and earlier, 2019.008.20081 and earlier, 2017.011.30106 and earlier version, 2017.011.30105 and earlier version, 2015.006.30457 and earlier, and 2015.006.30456 and earlier have an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.",
  "id": "GHSA-p4vq-4cj4-8q2p",
  "modified": "2022-05-14T00:52:29Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T00:52:29Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16033"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-41.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106162"
    }
  ],
  "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:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-P4X8-43X8-6HQQ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-14 18:31 – Updated: 2026-09-14 18:31
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Details

A flaw was found in the sssd NSS responder. This input validation vulnerability allows a local attacker, by sending specially crafted service lookup requests to the NSS responder's UNIX socket, to cause an out-of-bounds read. This out-of-bounds read may lead to a denial of service (DoS) by crashing the NSS responder process. While unprivileged local clients can typically reach the socket, there is no evidence of privilege escalation or reliable data disclosure.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-90463"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-125"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-09-14T16:17:23Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "A flaw was found in the sssd NSS responder. This input validation vulnerability allows a local attacker, by sending specially crafted service lookup requests to the NSS responder\u0027s UNIX socket, to cause an out-of-bounds read. This out-of-bounds read may lead to a denial of service (DoS) by crashing the NSS responder process. While unprivileged local clients can typically reach the socket, there is no evidence of privilege escalation or reliable data disclosure.",
  "id": "GHSA-p4x8-43x8-6hqq",
  "modified": "2026-09-14T18:31:20Z",
  "published": "2026-09-14T18:31:20Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90463"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-90463"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2479268"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-P4XQ-VX58-RWPC

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:35 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:35
VLAI
Details

An issue was discovered in Adobe Acrobat Reader 2018.009.20050 and earlier versions, 2017.011.30070 and earlier versions, 2015.006.30394 and earlier versions. This vulnerability occurs as a result of computation that reads data that is past the end of the target buffer; the computation is part of the image conversion module that parses TIFF metadata. A successful attack can lead to sensitive data exposure.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2018-4897"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-125"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2018-02-27T05:29:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "An issue was discovered in Adobe Acrobat Reader 2018.009.20050 and earlier versions, 2017.011.30070 and earlier versions, 2015.006.30394 and earlier versions. This vulnerability occurs as a result of computation that reads data that is past the end of the target buffer; the computation is part of the image conversion module that parses TIFF metadata. A successful attack can lead to sensitive data exposure.",
  "id": "GHSA-p4xq-vx58-rwpc",
  "modified": "2022-05-14T03:35:52Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T03:35:52Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4897"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-02.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102996"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040364"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-P522-JR5C-CRRF

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-08 18:32 – Updated: 2026-09-08 18:32
VLAI
Details

Out-of-bounds read in BranchCache allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-69329"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-125"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-09-08T18:18:50Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Out-of-bounds read in BranchCache allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.",
  "id": "GHSA-p522-jr5c-crrf",
  "modified": "2026-09-08T18:32:23Z",
  "published": "2026-09-08T18:32:23Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-69329"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69329"
    }
  ],
  "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-P529-VWRW-98RC

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:08 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:08
VLAI
Details

An issue was discovered in GPAC before 0.8.0, as demonstrated by MP4Box. It contains an invalid memory read in gf_m2ts_process_pmt in media_tools/mpegts.c that can cause a denial of service via a crafted MP4 file.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2020-19481"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-125"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-07-21T18:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "An issue was discovered in GPAC before 0.8.0, as demonstrated by MP4Box. It contains an invalid memory read in gf_m2ts_process_pmt in media_tools/mpegts.c that can cause a denial of service via a crafted MP4 file.",
  "id": "GHSA-p529-vwrw-98rc",
  "modified": "2022-05-24T19:08:32Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T19:08:32Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-19481"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gpac/gpac/issues/1265"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gpac/gpac/issues/1266"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gpac/gpac/issues/1267"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gpac/gpac/commit/2320eb73afba753b39b7147be91f7be7afc0eeb7"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

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.