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.
3870 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-FQ8V-M43F-QGG6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:04 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:04The sell function of a smart contract implementation for Welfare Token Fund (WTF), an Ethereum token, has an integer overflow in which "amount * sellPrice" can be zero, consequently reducing a seller's assets.
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"details": "The sell function of a smart contract implementation for Welfare Token Fund (WTF), an Ethereum token, has an integer overflow in which \"amount * sellPrice\" can be zero, consequently reducing a seller\u0027s assets.",
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"modified": "2022-05-14T03:04:55Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T03:04:55Z",
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"url": "https://github.com/BlockChainsSecurity/EtherTokens/blob/master/ETHEREUMBLACK/sell%20integer%20overflow.md"
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GHSA-FQG9-VMPF-88CG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:01 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:01The mint function of a smart contract implementation for CloutToken, 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 CloutToken, 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-fqg9-vmpf-88cg",
"modified": "2022-05-14T03:01:58Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T03:01:58Z",
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GHSA-FQGC-HP9F-MF4G
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:03 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:03The mintToken function of a smart contract implementation for ShitCoin (SHITC) (Contract Name: AdvancedShit), 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": "2022-05-14T03:03:00Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T03:03:00Z",
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GHSA-FQM2-GH8W-GR68
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-03-24 21:57 – Updated: 2023-03-27 22:02Impact
Integer overflow occurs when 2^31 <= num_frames * height * width * channels < 2^32, for example Full HD screencast of at least 346 frames.
import urllib.request
dat = urllib.request.urlopen('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/1c38ad9b78ffe06076745a1ee00cec42f39ff726/tensorflow/core/lib/gif/testdata/3g_multiframe.gif').read()
import tensorflow as tf
tf.io.decode_gif(dat)
Patches
We have patched the issue in GitHub commit 8dc723fcdd1a6127d6c970bd2ecb18b019a1a58d.
The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.12.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.11.1
For more information
Please consult our security guide for more information regarding the security model and how to contact us with issues and questions.
Attribution
This vulnerability has been reported by Andrei
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"details": "### Impact\nInteger overflow occurs when 2^31 \u003c= num_frames * height * width * channels \u003c 2^32, for example Full HD screencast of at least 346 frames.\n```python\nimport urllib.request\ndat = urllib.request.urlopen(\u0027https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/1c38ad9b78ffe06076745a1ee00cec42f39ff726/tensorflow/core/lib/gif/testdata/3g_multiframe.gif\u0027).read()\nimport tensorflow as tf\ntf.io.decode_gif(dat)\n```\n\n### Patches\nWe have patched the issue in GitHub commit [8dc723fcdd1a6127d6c970bd2ecb18b019a1a58d](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/8dc723fcdd1a6127d6c970bd2ecb18b019a1a58d).\n\nThe fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.12.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.11.1\n\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.\n\n\n### Attribution\nThis vulnerability has been reported by Andrei\n",
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GHSA-FQQW-37WC-667R
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:54 – Updated: 2022-05-24 16:54Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions , 2019.012.20035 and earlier, 2019.012.20035 and earlier, 2017.011.30142 and earlier, 2017.011.30143 and earlier, 2017.011.30142 and earlier, 2015.006.30497 and earlier, and 2015.006.30498 and earlier have an integer overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.
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"id": "GHSA-fqqw-37wc-667r",
"modified": "2022-05-24T16:54:17Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:54:17Z",
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GHSA-FR5Q-2JXW-X8HG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-09-01 18:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 07:22Integer Overflow vulnerability in RELIC before commit 34580d840469361ba9b5f001361cad659687b9ab, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code, cause a denial of service, and escalate privileges when calling realloc function in bn_grow function.
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"modified": "2024-04-04T07:22:01Z",
"published": "2023-09-01T18:30:41Z",
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GHSA-FR6J-324G-WRG2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:24 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:24Multiple integer overflows in the MDSS driver for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large size value, related to mdss_compat_utils.c, mdss_fb.c, and mdss_rotator.c.
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"id": "GHSA-fr6j-324g-wrg2",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:24:33Z",
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GHSA-FR6W-XJ88-2FCH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:41 – Updated: 2022-05-17 02:41In the Secure File System in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, an Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow vulnerability could potentially exist.
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GHSA-FRH9-7WFP-W73P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-10 09:30 – Updated: 2026-06-24 18:32A flaw was found in GLib (Gnome Lib). This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause heap corruption, leading to a denial of service or potential code execution via a buffer-underflow in the GVariant parser when processing maliciously crafted input strings.
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"modified": "2026-06-24T18:32:25Z",
"published": "2025-12-10T09:30:25Z",
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GHSA-FRP4-F42V-G8XW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-21 12:30 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:32In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/sctp: Prevent autoclose integer overflow in sctp_association_init()
While by default max_autoclose equals to INT_MAX / HZ, one may set net.sctp.max_autoclose to UINT_MAX. There is code in sctp_association_init() that can consequently trigger overflow.
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
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.