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-WPFQ-V5VR-Q6VG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 00:25 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:30
VLAI
Details

An integer overflow can occur in NTP-dev.4.3.70 leading to an out-of-bounds memory copy operation when processing a specially crafted private mode packet. The crafted packet needs to have the correct message authentication code and a valid timestamp. When processed by the NTP daemon, it leads to an immediate crash.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2015-7848"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-190"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-01-06T21:59:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "An integer overflow can occur in NTP-dev.4.3.70 leading to an out-of-bounds memory copy operation when processing a specially crafted private mode packet. The crafted packet needs to have the correct message authentication code and a valid timestamp. When processed by the NTP daemon, it leads to an immediate crash.",
  "id": "GHSA-wpfq-v5vr-q6vg",
  "modified": "2025-04-20T03:30:47Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T00:25:07Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7848"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171004-0001"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77275"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033951"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2015-0052"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "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-WPGP-2FW2-2CV2

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:32 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:32
VLAI
Details

Integer overflow in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.75 allowed a remote attacker to bypass site isolation via a crafted HTML page.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2020-15974"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-190"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2020-11-03T03:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Integer overflow in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.75 allowed a remote attacker to bypass site isolation via a crafted HTML page.",
  "id": "GHSA-wpgp-2fw2-2cv2",
  "modified": "2022-05-24T17:32:52Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T17:32:52Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15974"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://crbug.com/1104103"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/24QFL4C3AZKMFVL7LVSYMU2DNE5VVUGS"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4GWCWNHTTYOH6HSFUXPGPBB6J6JYZHZE"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SC3U3H6AISVZB5PLZLLNF4HMQ4UFFL7M"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-30"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4824"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00016.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-WPVC-3MH7-8PWJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:37 – Updated: 2025-04-12 12:54
VLAI
Details

PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the (?() and (?(R) conditions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2015-8394"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-190"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2015-12-02T01:59:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the (?(\u003cdigits\u003e) and (?(R\u003cdigits\u003e) conditions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.",
  "id": "GHSA-wpvc-3mh7-8pwj",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T12:54:20Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T02:37:56Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8394"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230216-0002"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174931.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82990"
    }
  ],
  "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-WPXG-V53P-M79M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-19 15:31 – Updated: 2026-05-19 18:32
VLAI
Details

Integer overflow in the Widget: Win32 component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151 and Firefox ESR 140.11.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-8949"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-190"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-05-19T14:16:51Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Integer overflow in the Widget: Win32 component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151 and Firefox ESR 140.11.",
  "id": "GHSA-wpxg-v53p-m79m",
  "modified": "2026-05-19T18:32:09Z",
  "published": "2026-05-19T15:31:32Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8949"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1355639"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-46"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-48"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-50"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-51"
    }
  ],
  "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-WQ32-8RP4-W2MC

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-27 18:31 – Updated: 2025-03-28 22:04
VLAI
Summary
Nethermind Juno Potential Denial of Service (DoS) via Integer Overflow
Details

An integer overflow in Nethermind Juno before v0.12.5 within the Sierra bytecode decompression logic within the "cairo-lang-starknet-classes" library could allow remote attackers to trigger an infinite loop (and high CPU usage) by submitting a malicious Declare v2/v3 transaction. This results in a denial-of-service condition for affected Starknet full-node implementations.

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/NethermindEth/juno"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.12.5"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-29072"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-190",
      "CWE-770"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-03-28T22:04:59Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-03-27T16:15:30Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "An integer overflow in Nethermind Juno before v0.12.5 within the Sierra bytecode decompression logic within the \"cairo-lang-starknet-classes\" library could allow remote attackers to trigger an infinite loop (and high CPU usage) by submitting a malicious Declare v2/v3 transaction. This results in a denial-of-service condition for affected Starknet full-node implementations.",
  "id": "GHSA-wq32-8rp4-w2mc",
  "modified": "2025-03-28T22:04:59Z",
  "published": "2025-03-27T18:31:23Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-29072"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/NethermindEth/juno/commit/51074875941aa111c5dd2b41f2ec890a4a15b587"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/NethermindEth/juno/commit/b9fe28df6a4339a66f91bff723c61dc063f9ed50"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://community.starknet.io/t/starknet-security-update-potential-full-node-vulnerability-recap/115314"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/NethermindEth/juno"
    }
  ],
  "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"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Nethermind Juno Potential Denial of Service (DoS) via Integer Overflow"
}

GHSA-WQ33-4HV4-6C2Q

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 03:41 – Updated: 2022-05-17 03:41
VLAI
Details

Multiple integer overflows in drivers/crypto/msm/qcedev.c in the Qualcomm cryptographic engine driver in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus 5X, Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, and Android One devices allow attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 29999161 and Qualcomm internal bug CR 1046434.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-3901"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-190"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2016-10-10T10:59:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Multiple integer overflows in drivers/crypto/msm/qcedev.c in the Qualcomm cryptographic engine driver in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus 5X, Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, and Android One devices allow attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 29999161 and Qualcomm internal bug CR 1046434.",
  "id": "GHSA-wq33-4hv4-6c2q",
  "modified": "2022-05-17T03:41:56Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T03:41:56Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3901"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=5f69ccf3b011c1d14a1b1b00dbaacf74307c9132"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93327"
    }
  ],
  "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-WQ6R-632P-GXR2

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:13 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:13
VLAI
Details

The mintToken function of a smart contract implementation for CGCToken, 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-2018-13778"
  ],
  "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 CGCToken, 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-wq6r-632p-gxr2",
  "modified": "2022-05-14T03:13:52Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T03:13:52Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-13778"
    },
    {
      "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/CGCToken"
    }
  ],
  "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-WQ76-JV4P-3H98

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:42 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:42
VLAI
Details

Possible memory corruption while processing EAPOL frames due to lack of validation of key length before using it in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2020-11269"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-190"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-02-22T07:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Possible memory corruption while processing EAPOL frames due to lack of validation of key length before using it in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice \u0026 Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking",
  "id": "GHSA-wq76-jv4p-3h98",
  "modified": "2022-05-24T17:42:45Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T17:42:45Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11269"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/february-2021-bulletin"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-WQ8F-WVQP-XVVM

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-10-12 22:02 – Updated: 2021-11-18 15:34
VLAI
Summary
Integer Overflow or Wraparound in OpenCV
Details

In opencv/modules/imgcodecs/src/grfmt_pxm.cpp, function PxMDecoder::readData has an integer overflow when calculate src_pitch. If the image is from remote, may lead to remote code execution or denial of service. This affects OpenCV 3.3 (corresponding to OpenCV-Python 3.3.0.9) and earlier.

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  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 3.3.0.9"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "opencv-python"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.3.1.11"
            }
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        }
      ]
    },
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      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 3.3.0.9"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "opencv-contrib-python"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.3.1.11"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-12863"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-190"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2021-10-07T20:39:41Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-08-15T16:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In opencv/modules/imgcodecs/src/grfmt_pxm.cpp, function PxMDecoder::readData has an integer overflow when calculate src_pitch. If the image is from remote, may lead to remote code execution or denial of service. This affects OpenCV 3.3 (corresponding to OpenCV-Python 3.3.0.9) and earlier.",
  "id": "GHSA-wq8f-wvqp-xvvm",
  "modified": "2021-11-18T15:34:09Z",
  "published": "2021-10-12T22:02:35Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12863"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/9371"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/opencv/opencv/pull/9376"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/opencv/opencv-python"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00030.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00028.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-02"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Integer Overflow or Wraparound in OpenCV"
}

GHSA-WQQM-P6GJ-WR83

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:43 – Updated: 2023-06-30 18:31
VLAI
Details

An out-of-bounds access flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of the eBPF code verifier in the way a user running the eBPF script calls dev_map_init_map or sock_map_alloc. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system or possibly escalate their privileges. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-20268"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-190",
      "CWE-20"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-03-09T18:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "An out-of-bounds access flaw was found in the Linux kernel\u0027s implementation of the eBPF code verifier in the way a user running the eBPF script calls dev_map_init_map or sock_map_alloc. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system or possibly escalate their privileges. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.",
  "id": "GHSA-wqqm-p6gj-wr83",
  "modified": "2023-06-30T18:31:00Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T17:43:54Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20268"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1923816"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/CACAyw99bEYWJCSGqfLiJ9Jp5YE1ZsZSiJxb4RFUTwbofipf0dA@mail.gmail.com/T/#m8929643e99bea9c18ed490a7bc2591145eac6444"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210409-0006"
    }
  ],
  "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"
    }
  ]
}

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.