Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-190

Allowed

Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Abstraction: Base · Status: Stable

The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.

3867 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-777R-CPW4-3M4V

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:32 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:49
VLAI
Details

libXcursor before 1.1.15 has various integer overflows that could lead to heap buffer overflows when processing malicious cursors, e.g., with programs like GIMP. It is also possible that an attack vector exists against the related code in cursor/xcursor.c in Wayland through 1.14.0.

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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-16612"
  ],
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      "CWE-190"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-12-01T17:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "libXcursor before 1.1.15 has various integer overflows that could lead to heap buffer overflows when processing malicious cursors, e.g., with programs like GIMP. It is also possible that an attack vector exists against the related code in cursor/xcursor.c in Wayland through 1.14.0.",
  "id": "GHSA-777r-cpw4-3m4v",
  "modified": "2025-04-20T03:49:23Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T03:32:29Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16612"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1065386"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://cgit.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland/commit/?id=5d201df72f3d4f4cb8b8f75f980169b03507da38"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXcursor/commit/?id=4794b5dd34688158fb51a2943032569d3780c4b8"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00002.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2017-November/035979.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce\u0026m=151188036018262\u0026w=2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-04"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3622-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4059"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=156"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/6"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3501-1"
    }
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  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-778R-VP3X-2F8C

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-03-15 00:01 – Updated: 2025-05-01 18:31
VLAI
Details

Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in mod_sed of Apache HTTP Server allows an attacker to overwrite heap memory with possibly attacker provided data. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4 version 2.4.52 and prior versions.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-23943"
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    "nvd_published_at": "2022-03-14T11:15:00Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
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  "details": "Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in mod_sed of Apache HTTP Server allows an attacker to overwrite heap memory with possibly attacker provided data. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4 version 2.4.52 and prior versions.",
  "id": "GHSA-778r-vp3x-2f8c",
  "modified": "2025-05-01T18:31:41Z",
  "published": "2022-03-15T00:01:02Z",
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00033.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RGWILBORT67SHMSLYSQZG2NMXGCMPUZO"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X73C35MMMZGBVPQQCH7LQZUMYZNQA5FO"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z7H26WJ6TPKNWV3QKY4BHKUKQVUTZJTD"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RGWILBORT67SHMSLYSQZG2NMXGCMPUZO"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X73C35MMMZGBVPQQCH7LQZUMYZNQA5FO"
    },
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      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z7H26WJ6TPKNWV3QKY4BHKUKQVUTZJTD"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-20"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220321-0001"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2022-08"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2022-09"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/14/1"
    }
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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:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-77H9-8376-2Q7W

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-04-19 21:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 03:35
VLAI
Details

In PVRSRVBridgePhysmemImportSparseDmaBuf of the PowerVR kernel driver, a missing size check means there is a possible integer overflow that could allow out-of-bounds heap access. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android SoCAndroid ID: A-270393454

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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-0884"
  ],
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-04-19T20:15:10Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In PVRSRVBridgePhysmemImportSparseDmaBuf of the PowerVR kernel driver, a missing size check means there is a possible integer overflow that could allow out-of-bounds heap access. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android SoCAndroid ID: A-270393454",
  "id": "GHSA-77h9-8376-2q7w",
  "modified": "2024-04-04T03:35:39Z",
  "published": "2023-04-19T21:30:26Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-0884"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-04-01"
    }
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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-77QX-FFG2-4JRV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:54 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:34
VLAI
Details

Integer overflow in the _IO_wstr_overflow function in libio/wstrops.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.22 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to computing a size in bytes, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2015-8983"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
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      "CWE-190"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-03-20T16:59:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Integer overflow in the _IO_wstr_overflow function in libio/wstrops.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.22 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to computing a size in bytes, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.",
  "id": "GHSA-77qx-ffg2-4jrv",
  "modified": "2025-04-20T03:34:28Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T02:54:29Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8983"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17269"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=bdf1ff052a8e23d637f2c838fa5642d78fcedc33"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;h=bdf1ff052a8e23d637f2c838fa5642d78fcedc33"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2015-08/msg00609.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72740"
    }
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      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-783H-W6P2-278G

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:12 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:12
VLAI
Details

Integer overflow in the decode_digit function in puny_decode.c in Libidn2 before 2.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-14062"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-190"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-08-31T16:29:00Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "Integer overflow in the decode_digit function in puny_decode.c in Libidn2 before 2.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact.",
  "id": "GHSA-783h-w6p2-278g",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:12:22Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:12:22Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14062"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://gitlab.com/libidn/libidn2/blob/master/NEWS"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://gitlab.com/libidn/libidn2/commit/3284eb342cd0ed1a18786e3fcdf0cdd7e76676bd"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00040.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3988"
    }
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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"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-784X-7QM2-GP97

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-08-30 03:30 – Updated: 2026-05-12 12:32
VLAI
Details

An issue was discovered in libexpat before 2.6.3. dtdCopy in xmlparse.c can have an integer overflow for nDefaultAtts on 32-bit platforms (where UINT_MAX equals SIZE_MAX).

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-45491"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-190"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-08-30T03:15:03Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "An issue was discovered in libexpat before 2.6.3. dtdCopy in xmlparse.c can have an integer overflow for nDefaultAtts on 32-bit platforms (where UINT_MAX equals SIZE_MAX).",
  "id": "GHSA-784x-7qm2-gp97",
  "modified": "2026-05-12T12:32:05Z",
  "published": "2024-08-30T03:30:44Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45491"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/issues/888"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/891"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-613116.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00036.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241018-0003"
    }
  ],
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  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-7873-QCMM-76JC

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-09-27 15:30 – Updated: 2024-01-07 12:30
VLAI
Details

In a non-standard configuration of Firefox, an integer overflow could have occurred based on network traffic (possibly under influence of a local unprivileged webpage), leading to an out-of-bounds write to privileged process memory. This bug only affects Firefox if a non-standard preference allowing non-HTTPS Alternate Services (network.http.altsvc.oe) is enabled. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-5173"
  ],
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-09-27T15:19:42Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In a non-standard configuration of Firefox, an integer overflow could have occurred based on network traffic (possibly under influence of a local unprivileged webpage), leading to an out-of-bounds write to privileged process memory. \n*This bug only affects Firefox if a non-standard preference allowing non-HTTPS Alternate Services (`network.http.altsvc.oe`) is enabled.* This vulnerability affects Firefox \u003c 118.",
  "id": "GHSA-7873-qcmm-76jc",
  "modified": "2024-01-07T12:30:30Z",
  "published": "2023-09-27T15:30:40Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5173"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1823172"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-78HF-2QV8-J9H7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-04 00:00 – Updated: 2022-05-13 00:00
VLAI
Details

NXP MCUXpresso SDK versions prior to 2.8.2 are vulnerable to integer overflow in SDK_Malloc function, which could allow to access memory locations outside the bounds of a specified array, leading to unexpected behavior such segmentation fault when assigning a particular block of memory from the heap via malloc.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-27421"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-190"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-05-03T21:15:00Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "NXP MCUXpresso SDK versions prior to 2.8.2 are vulnerable to integer overflow in SDK_Malloc function, which could allow to access memory locations outside the bounds of a specified array, leading to unexpected behavior such segmentation fault when assigning a particular block of memory from the heap via malloc.",
  "id": "GHSA-78hf-2qv8-j9h7",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T00:00:55Z",
  "published": "2022-05-04T00:00:17Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27421"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://mcuxpresso.nxp.com/en/welcome"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-21-119-04"
    }
  ],
  "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-78P3-88V5-4J32

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-11 21:30 – Updated: 2025-03-11 21:30
VLAI
Details

Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt LI File Parsing Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the parsing of LI files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-25348.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-2023"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-190"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-03-11T21:15:53Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt LI File Parsing Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the parsing of LI files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-25348.",
  "id": "GHSA-78p3-88v5-4j32",
  "modified": "2025-03-11T21:30:42Z",
  "published": "2025-03-11T21:30:42Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2023"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-122"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-7923-WM36-H76C

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

The mintToken function of a smart contract implementation for TopscoinAdvanced, an Ethereum token, has an integer overflow that allows the owner of the contract to set the balance of an arbitrary user to any value.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2018-13520"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-190"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2018-07-09T06:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The mintToken function of a smart contract implementation for TopscoinAdvanced, an Ethereum token, has an integer overflow that allows the owner of the contract to set the balance of an arbitrary user to any value.",
  "id": "GHSA-7923-wm36-h76c",
  "modified": "2022-05-14T03:03:41Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T03:03:41Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-13520"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/BlockChainsSecurity/EtherTokens/blob/master/GEMCHAIN/mint%20integer%20overflow.md"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/BlockChainsSecurity/EtherTokens/tree/master/TopscoinAdvanced"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

Mitigation
Requirements

Ensure that all protocols are strictly defined, such that all out-of-bounds behavior can be identified simply, and require strict conformance to the protocol.

Mitigation MIT-3
Requirements

Strategy: Language Selection

  • Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
  • If possible, choose a language or compiler that performs automatic bounds checking.
Mitigation MIT-4
Architecture and Design

Strategy: Libraries or Frameworks

  • Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid [REF-1482].
  • Use libraries or frameworks that make it easier to handle numbers without unexpected consequences.
  • Examples include safe integer handling packages such as SafeInt (C++) or IntegerLib (C or C++). [REF-106]
Mitigation MIT-8
Implementation

Strategy: Input Validation

  • Perform input validation on any numeric input by ensuring that it is within the expected range. Enforce that the input meets both the minimum and maximum requirements for the expected range.
  • Use unsigned integers where possible. This makes it easier to perform validation for integer overflows. When signed integers are required, ensure that the range check includes minimum values as well as maximum values.
Mitigation MIT-36
Implementation
  • Understand the programming language's underlying representation and how it interacts with numeric calculation (CWE-681). Pay close attention to byte size discrepancies, precision, signed/unsigned distinctions, truncation, conversion and casting between types, "not-a-number" calculations, and how the language handles numbers that are too large or too small for its underlying representation. [REF-7]
  • Also be careful to account for 32-bit, 64-bit, and other potential differences that may affect the numeric representation.
Mitigation MIT-15
Architecture and Design

For any security checks that are performed on the client side, ensure that these checks are duplicated on the server side, in order to avoid CWE-602. Attackers can bypass the client-side checks by modifying values after the checks have been performed, or by changing the client to remove the client-side checks entirely. Then, these modified values would be submitted to the server.

Mitigation MIT-26
Implementation

Strategy: Compilation or Build Hardening

Examine compiler warnings closely and eliminate problems with potential security implications, such as signed / unsigned mismatch in memory operations, or use of uninitialized variables. Even if the weakness is rarely exploitable, a single failure may lead to the compromise of the entire system.

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.