CWE-190
AllowedInteger 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-7PXJ-M4JF-R6H2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-11-10 19:12 – Updated: 2024-11-13 21:52Impact
An attacker can trigger undefined behavior, integer overflows, segfaults and CHECK-fail crashes if they can change saved checkpoints from outside of TensorFlow.
This is because the checkpoints loading infrastructure is missing validation for invalid file formats.
Patches
We have patched the issue in GitHub commits b619c6f865715ca3b15ef1842b5b95edbaa710ad, e8dc63704c88007ee4713076605c90188d66f3d2, 368af875869a204b4ac552b9ddda59f6a46a56ec, and abcced051cb1bd8fb05046ac3b6023a7ebcc4578.
These fixes will be included in TensorFlow 2.7.0. We will also cherrypick these commits on TensorFlow 2.6.1, TensorFlow 2.5.2, and TensorFlow 2.4.4, as these are also affected and still in supported range.
For more information
Please consult our security guide for more information regarding the security model and how to contact us with issues and questions.
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"details": "### Impact\nAn attacker can trigger undefined behavior, integer overflows, segfaults and `CHECK`-fail crashes if they can change saved checkpoints from outside of TensorFlow.\n\nThis is because the checkpoints loading infrastructure is missing validation for invalid file formats.\n\n### Patches\nWe have patched the issue in GitHub commits [b619c6f865715ca3b15ef1842b5b95edbaa710ad](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/b619c6f865715ca3b15ef1842b5b95edbaa710ad), [e8dc63704c88007ee4713076605c90188d66f3d2](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/e8dc63704c88007ee4713076605c90188d66f3d2), [368af875869a204b4ac552b9ddda59f6a46a56ec](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/368af875869a204b4ac552b9ddda59f6a46a56ec), and [abcced051cb1bd8fb05046ac3b6023a7ebcc4578](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/abcced051cb1bd8fb05046ac3b6023a7ebcc4578).\n\nThese fixes will be included in TensorFlow 2.7.0. We will also cherrypick these commits on TensorFlow 2.6.1, TensorFlow 2.5.2, and TensorFlow 2.4.4, as these are also affected and still in supported range.\n\n### For more information \nPlease consult [our security guide](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/master/SECURITY.md) for more information regarding the security model and how to contact us with issues and questions.",
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"modified": "2024-11-13T21:52:36Z",
"published": "2021-11-10T19:12:46Z",
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GHSA-7Q38-XQH8-M4RM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-10 00:31 – Updated: 2025-09-10 00:31Substance3D - Modeler versions 1.22.2 and earlier are affected by an Integer Overflow or Wraparound 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. Scope is unchanged.
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"modified": "2025-09-10T00:31:01Z",
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GHSA-7Q5Q-5FV3-FV9G
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-02 00:31 – Updated: 2026-06-02 00:31In multiple functions of ubsan_throwing_runtime.cpp, there is a possible way to cause the system to crash due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
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"details": "In multiple functions of ubsan_throwing_runtime.cpp, there is a possible way to cause the system to crash due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.",
"id": "GHSA-7q5q-5fv3-fv9g",
"modified": "2026-06-02T00:31:56Z",
"published": "2026-06-02T00:31:56Z",
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GHSA-7Q6P-2J7F-M7GX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-04 03:31 – Updated: 2024-04-04 05:21In wlan firmware, there is possible system crash due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07664731; Issue ID: ALPS07664731.
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"details": "In wlan firmware, there is possible system crash due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07664731; Issue ID: ALPS07664731.",
"id": "GHSA-7q6p-2j7f-m7gx",
"modified": "2024-04-04T05:21:27Z",
"published": "2023-07-04T03:31:55Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20691"
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"url": "https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/July-2023"
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GHSA-7Q98-JQHP-CQVG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:07 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:07The mint function of a smart contract implementation for Unolabo (UNLB), 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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"details": "The mint function of a smart contract implementation for Unolabo (UNLB), 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-7q98-jqhp-cqvg",
"modified": "2022-05-14T03:07:04Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T03:07:04Z",
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GHSA-7Q9P-RQMF-9QM3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:03 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:03The mintToken function of a smart contract implementation for FILM, 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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"modified": "2022-05-14T03:03:58Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T03:03:58Z",
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GHSA-7QHP-GHGW-Q5PV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 02:59 – Updated: 2022-05-14 02:59An issue was discovered in a smart contract implementation for STeX White List (STE(WL)), an Ethereum token. The contract has an integer overflow. If the owner sets the value of amount to a large number then the "amount * 1000000000000000" will cause an integer overflow in withdrawToFounders().
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GHSA-7QRQ-27Q3-6362
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:45 – Updated: 2022-12-12 03:31There's a flaw in OpenEXR in versions before 3.0.0-beta. A crafted input file that is processed by OpenEXR could cause a shift overflow in the FastHufDecoder, potentially leading to problems with application availability.
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"published": "2022-05-24T17:45:54Z",
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"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00001.html"
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GHSA-7R3Q-R8VW-83VP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:35 – Updated: 2023-03-12 00:30A flaw was found in ImageMagick in MagickCore/statistic.c. An attacker who submits a crafted file that is processed by ImageMagick could trigger undefined behavior in the form of a too large shift for 64-bit type ssize_t. This would most likely lead to an impact to application availability, but could potentially cause other problems related to undefined behavior. This flaw affects ImageMagick versions prior to 7.0.9-0.
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"id": "GHSA-7r3q-r8vw-83vp",
"modified": "2023-03-12T00:30:15Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:35:24Z",
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"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1898296"
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"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00030.html"
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GHSA-7R6R-2V35-F5CW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:13 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:13The mintToken function of a smart contract implementation for ISeeVoiceToken, 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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"nvd_published_at": "2018-07-09T06:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "The mintToken function of a smart contract implementation for ISeeVoiceToken, 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-7r6r-2v35-f5cw",
"modified": "2022-05-14T03:13:29Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T03:13:29Z",
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Mitigation
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
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
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
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
- 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
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
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.