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-PH7M-MM5G-58XP

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:01 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:01
VLAI
Details

The mintToken function of a smart contract implementation for BMVCoin, 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-2018-13562"
  ],
  "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 BMVCoin, 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-ph7m-mm5g-58xp",
  "modified": "2022-05-14T03:01:42Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T03:01:42Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-13562"
    },
    {
      "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/BMVCoin"
    }
  ],
  "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"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-PHH6-28WP-PP26

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-09-17 00:00 – Updated: 2022-09-21 00:00
VLAI
Details

Possible integer overflow and memory corruption due to improper validation of buffer size sent to write to console when computing the payload size in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-25656"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-190"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-09-16T06:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Possible integer overflow and memory corruption due to improper validation of buffer size sent to write to console when computing the payload size in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables",
  "id": "GHSA-phh6-28wp-pp26",
  "modified": "2022-09-21T00:00:49Z",
  "published": "2022-09-17T00:00:40Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25656"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/september-2022-bulletin"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "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-PJ35-9JC4-V6RM

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-01-11 09:30 – Updated: 2023-01-24 18:30
VLAI
Details

Failure to validate the integer operand in ASP (AMD Secure Processor) bootloader may allow an attacker to introduce an integer overflow in the L2 directory table in SPI flash resulting in a potential denial of service.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-26346"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-190"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-01-11T08:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Failure to validate the integer operand in ASP (AMD Secure Processor) bootloader may allow an attacker to introduce an integer overflow in the L2 directory table in SPI flash resulting in a potential denial of service.",
  "id": "GHSA-pj35-9jc4-v6rm",
  "modified": "2023-01-24T18:30:31Z",
  "published": "2023-01-11T09:30:30Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-26346"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-1031"
    }
  ],
  "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-PJ4R-8XX2-HXGC

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 01:11 – Updated: 2024-10-22 18:32
VLAI
Details

Suricata version 4.0.4 incorrectly handles the parsing of an EtherNet/IP PDU. A malformed PDU can cause the parsing code to read beyond the allocated data because DecodeENIPPDU in app-layer-enip-commmon.c has an integer overflow during a length check.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2018-10244"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
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      "CWE-190"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2019-04-04T16:29:00Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "Suricata version 4.0.4 incorrectly handles the parsing of an EtherNet/IP PDU. A malformed PDU can cause the parsing code to read beyond the allocated data because DecodeENIPPDU in app-layer-enip-commmon.c has an integer overflow during a length check.",
  "id": "GHSA-pj4r-8xx2-hxgc",
  "modified": "2024-10-22T18:32:02Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T01:11:45Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10244"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://suricata-ids.org/2018/07/18/suricata-4-0-5-available"
    }
  ],
  "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-PJ8W-XCG3-82VX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-10-28 00:30 – Updated: 2024-10-30 21:30
VLAI
Details

GSL (GNU Scientific Library) through 2.8 has an integer signedness error in gsl_siman_solve_many in siman/siman.c. When params.n_tries is negative, incorrect memory allocation occurs.

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    "CVE-2024-50610"
  ],
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-10-27T22:15:03Z",
    "severity": "LOW"
  },
  "details": "GSL (GNU Scientific Library) through 2.8 has an integer signedness error in gsl_siman_solve_many in siman/siman.c. When params.n_tries is negative, incorrect memory allocation occurs.",
  "id": "GHSA-pj8w-xcg3-82vx",
  "modified": "2024-10-30T21:30:38Z",
  "published": "2024-10-28T00:30:48Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50610"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gsl.git/log/siman/siman.c"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/silviadefra/GolDRuSh/blob/main/vulnerabilities/gsl.md"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/doc/html/siman.html"
    }
  ],
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  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-PJCQ-XVWQ-HHPJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-23 21:21 – Updated: 2026-04-27 16:35
VLAI
Summary
go-ntlmssp NTLM challenges can panic on malformed payloads
Details

go-ntlmssp is a Go package that provides NTLM/Negotiate authentication over HTTP. Prior to version 0.1.1, a malicious NTLM challenge message can causes an slice out of bounds panic, which can crash any Go process using ntlmssp.Negotiator as an HTTP transport. Version 0.1.1 patches the issue.

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/Azure/go-ntlmssp"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.1.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-32952"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-190"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-04-23T21:21:58Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-04-24T03:16:07Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "go-ntlmssp is a Go package that provides NTLM/Negotiate authentication over HTTP. Prior to version 0.1.1, a malicious NTLM challenge message can causes an slice out of bounds panic, which can crash any Go process using `ntlmssp.Negotiator` as an HTTP transport. Version 0.1.1 patches the issue.",
  "id": "GHSA-pjcq-xvwq-hhpj",
  "modified": "2026-04-27T16:35:38Z",
  "published": "2026-04-23T21:21:58Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/Azure/go-ntlmssp/security/advisories/GHSA-pjcq-xvwq-hhpj"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32952"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/Azure/go-ntlmssp"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/Azure/go-ntlmssp/releases/tag/v0.1.1"
    }
  ],
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  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "go-ntlmssp NTLM challenges can panic on malformed payloads"
}

GHSA-PJM6-G5FH-J9X5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:04 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:04
VLAI
Details

The sell function of a smart contract implementation for PornCoin (PRNC), an Ethereum token, has an integer overflow in which "amount * sellPrice" can be zero, consequently reducing a seller's assets.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2018-13207"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-190"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2018-07-05T02:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The sell function of a smart contract implementation for PornCoin (PRNC), an Ethereum token, has an integer overflow in which \"amount * sellPrice\" can be zero, consequently reducing a seller\u0027s assets.",
  "id": "GHSA-pjm6-g5fh-j9x5",
  "modified": "2022-05-14T03:04:49Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T03:04:49Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-13207"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/BlockChainsSecurity/EtherTokens/blob/master/ETHEREUMBLACK/sell%20integer%20overflow.md"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/BlockChainsSecurity/EtherTokens/tree/master/PornCoin"
    }
  ],
  "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"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-PJMC-GJWH-QR2W

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-26 18:31 – Updated: 2026-05-27 15:33
VLAI
Details

FastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.9 contains an integer overflow in the BGP AS_PATH attribute encoder. In src/bgp_protocol.hpp, the IPv4UnicastAnnounce::get_attributes() function computes attribute_length as 'sizeof(bgp_as_path_segment_element_t) + this->as_path_asns.size() * sizeof(uint32_t)' and stores it in a uint8_t field (line 600-605). Since uint8_t can only hold values 0-255, an AS_PATH containing more than 63 ASNs (2 + 64*4 = 258 > 255) causes silent truncation. The truncated length is used for buffer sizing, while the actual data written is the full untruncated amount, resulting in a heap buffer overflow. Similarly, the path_segment_length field at line 621 is also uint8_t, truncating with more than 255 ASNs.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-48691"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-122",
      "CWE-190"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-05-26T17:16:53Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "FastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.9 contains an integer overflow in the BGP AS_PATH attribute encoder. In src/bgp_protocol.hpp, the IPv4UnicastAnnounce::get_attributes() function computes attribute_length as \u0027sizeof(bgp_as_path_segment_element_t) + this-\u003eas_path_asns.size() * sizeof(uint32_t)\u0027 and stores it in a uint8_t field (line 600-605). Since uint8_t can only hold values 0-255, an AS_PATH containing more than 63 ASNs (2 + 64*4 = 258 \u003e 255) causes silent truncation. The truncated length is used for buffer sizing, while the actual data written is the full untruncated amount, resulting in a heap buffer overflow. Similarly, the path_segment_length field at line 621 is also uint8_t, truncating with more than 255 ASNs.",
  "id": "GHSA-pjmc-gjwh-qr2w",
  "modified": "2026-05-27T15:33:00Z",
  "published": "2026-05-26T18:31:47Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48691"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/pavel-odintsov/fastnetmon"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/pavel-odintsov/fastnetmon/blob/master/src/bgp_protocol.hpp"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lorikeetsecurity.com/blog/fastnetmon-cve-2026-48691-bgp-as-path-overflow"
    }
  ],
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  "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-PJPQ-GG4J-5JG3

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-01-08 15:30 – Updated: 2024-04-09 21:31
VLAI
Details

Multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities exist in the VZT vzt_rd_block_vch_decode dict parsing functionality of GTKWave 3.3.115. A specially crafted .vzt file can lead to memory corruption. A victim would need to open a malicious file to trigger these vulnerabilities.This vulnerability concerns the integer overflow when num_time_ticks is zero.

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    "CVE-2023-38653"
  ],
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-01-08T15:15:22Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities exist in the VZT vzt_rd_block_vch_decode dict parsing functionality of GTKWave 3.3.115. A specially crafted .vzt file can lead to memory corruption. A victim would need to open a malicious file to trigger these vulnerabilities.This vulnerability concerns the integer overflow when num_time_ticks is zero.",
  "id": "GHSA-pjpq-gg4j-5jg3",
  "modified": "2024-04-09T21:31:55Z",
  "published": "2024-01-08T15:30:29Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38653"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00007.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1815"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1815"
    }
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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  ]
}

GHSA-PM4J-PMQR-8GQ4

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-24 15:30 – Updated: 2026-06-30 03:35
VLAI
Details

Incorrect boundary conditions, integer overflow in the Graphics component. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 149, Firefox ESR < 115.34, and Firefox ESR < 140.9.

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    "CVE-2026-4694"
  ],
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    "github_reviewed": false,
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    "nvd_published_at": "2026-03-24T13:16:05Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Incorrect boundary conditions, integer overflow in the Graphics component. This vulnerability affects Firefox \u003c 149, Firefox ESR \u003c 115.34, and Firefox ESR \u003c 140.9.",
  "id": "GHSA-pm4j-pmqr-8gq4",
  "modified": "2026-06-30T03:35:58Z",
  "published": "2026-03-24T15:30:28Z",
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      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5930"
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      "url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2018430"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2450747"
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      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-4694.json"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-20"
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      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-21"
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      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-23"
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      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-24"
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      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5931"
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      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5932"
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      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6188"
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      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7842"
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      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7843"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7845"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7858"
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      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8284"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8285"
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  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "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.