Common Weakness Enumeration
CWE-787
Allowed-with-ReviewOut-of-bounds Write
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
15109 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-V25H-33J8-H6X5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:04 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:04
VLAI
Details
Adobe Flash Player versions 25.0.0.148 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the ConvolutionFilter class. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-3070"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-119",
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-05-09T16:29:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Adobe Flash Player versions 25.0.0.148 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the ConvolutionFilter class. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.",
"id": "GHSA-v25h-33j8-h6x5",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:04:49Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:04:49Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3070"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1219"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-15.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-12"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98349"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038427"
}
],
"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-V25R-H4V7-62RR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-12-22 21:30 – Updated: 2025-04-16 18:31
VLAI
Details
Mozilla developers and community members Julian Hector, Randell Jesup, Gabriele Svelto, Tyson Smith, Christian Holler, and Masayuki Nakano reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 94. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 95, Firefox ESR < 91.4.0, and Thunderbird < 91.4.0.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-4129"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-12-22T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Mozilla developers and community members Julian Hector, Randell Jesup, Gabriele Svelto, Tyson Smith, Christian Holler, and Masayuki Nakano reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 94. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox \u003c 95, Firefox ESR \u003c 91.4.0, and Thunderbird \u003c 91.4.0.",
"id": "GHSA-v25r-h4v7-62rr",
"modified": "2025-04-16T18:31:33Z",
"published": "2022-12-22T21:30:31Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-4129"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1393362%2C1736046%2C1736751%2C1737009%2C1739372%2C1739421"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-52"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-53"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-54"
}
],
"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-V263-GHF9-H2RX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-08-14 06:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 06:54
VLAI
Details
libboron in Boron 2.0.8 has a heap-based buffer overflow in ur_strInitUtf8 at string.c.
Severity
8.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-40295"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-08-14T04:15:11Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "libboron in Boron 2.0.8 has a heap-based buffer overflow in ur_strInitUtf8 at string.c.",
"id": "GHSA-v263-ghf9-h2rx",
"modified": "2024-04-04T06:54:33Z",
"published": "2023-08-14T06:30:21Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40295"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/0branch/boron/issues/3"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-V26V-VFH5-54QP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-06 00:00 – Updated: 2022-05-14 00:03
VLAI
Details
thread_call in sqbaselib.cpp in SQUIRREL 3.2 lacks a certain sq_reservestack call.
Severity
10.0 (Critical)
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-30292"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-05-04T23:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "thread_call in sqbaselib.cpp in SQUIRREL 3.2 lacks a certain sq_reservestack call.",
"id": "GHSA-v26v-vfh5-54qp",
"modified": "2022-05-14T00:03:35Z",
"published": "2022-05-06T00:00:54Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-30292"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/albertodemichelis/squirrel/commit/a6413aa690e0bdfef648c68693349a7b878fe60d"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/sprushed/CVE-2022-30292"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BV7SJJ44AGAX4ILIVPREIXPJ2GOG3FKV"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DMIKSVTKNU5FRCUUNAYMCQLOJA3K3S2I"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M3FQILX7UUEERSDPMZP3MKGTMY2E7ESU"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WBUYGYXDQX3OSAYHP4TCG3JS7PJTIE75"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-V27M-7953-QPPQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-08-12 00:01 – Updated: 2022-08-14 00:00
VLAI
Details
In Media, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to remote information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-229858836
Severity
7.5 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-20247"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-08-11T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In Media, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to remote information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-229858836",
"id": "GHSA-v27m-7953-qppq",
"modified": "2022-08-14T00:00:21Z",
"published": "2022-08-12T00:01:21Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20247"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/android-13"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-V27R-GV4W-5J8G
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 00:52 – Updated: 2022-05-14 00:52
VLAI
Details
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20063 and earlier, 2017.011.30102 and earlier, and 2015.006.30452 and earlier have an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Severity
7.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-15940"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-10-12T18:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20063 and earlier, 2017.011.30102 and earlier, and 2015.006.30452 and earlier have an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.",
"id": "GHSA-v27r-gv4w-5j8g",
"modified": "2022-05-14T00:52:57Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T00:52:57Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15940"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-30.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105432"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041809"
}
],
"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-V284-GXFH-5Q64
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-04-01 06:31 – Updated: 2023-04-07 18:30
VLAI
Details
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where an out-of-bounds write can lead to denial of service and data tampering.
Severity
7.1 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-0183"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-04-01T05:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where an out-of-bounds write can lead to denial of service and data tampering.",
"id": "GHSA-v284-gxfh-5q64",
"modified": "2023-04-07T18:30:50Z",
"published": "2023-04-01T06:31:24Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0183"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5452"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-V28H-RMRC-PJVQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:05 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:05
VLAI
Details
In memory management driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. 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-183464866
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-0489"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-06-11T17:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In memory management driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. 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-183464866",
"id": "GHSA-v28h-rmrc-pjvq",
"modified": "2022-05-24T19:05:00Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:05:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-0489"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-05-01"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-V2C2-F456-8P3Q
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:17 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:17
VLAI
Details
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-30830"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-10-19T14:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.",
"id": "GHSA-v2c2-f456-8p3q",
"modified": "2022-05-24T19:17:59Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:17:59Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30830"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212804"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212805"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-V2C8-M646-2Q5C
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-01-05 18:30 – Updated: 2023-01-11 21:30
VLAI
Details
A stack overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel's SYSCTL subsystem in how a user changes certain kernel parameters and variables. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
Severity
7.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-4378"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-120",
"CWE-131",
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-01-05T16:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A stack overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel\u0027s SYSCTL subsystem in how a user changes certain kernel parameters and variables. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.",
"id": "GHSA-v2c8-m646-2q5c",
"modified": "2023-01-11T21:30:41Z",
"published": "2023-01-05T18:30:30Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4378"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2152548"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/tree/queue-6.0/proc-avoid-integer-type-confusion-in-get_proc_long.patch"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/tree/queue-6.0/proc-proc_skip_spaces-shouldn-t-think-it-is-working-on-c-strings.patch"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q4/178"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171289/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LNS-0092-1.html"
}
],
"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 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.
- For example, many languages that perform their own memory management, such as Java and Perl, are not subject to buffer overflows. Other languages, such as Ada and C#, typically provide overflow protection, but the protection can be disabled by the programmer.
- Be wary that a language's interface to native code may still be subject to overflows, even if the language itself is theoretically safe.
Mitigation MIT-4.1
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.
- Examples include the Safe C String Library (SafeStr) by Messier and Viega [REF-57], and the Strsafe.h library from Microsoft [REF-56]. These libraries provide safer versions of overflow-prone string-handling functions.
Mitigation MIT-10
Operation
Build and Compilation
Strategy: Environment Hardening
- Use automatic buffer overflow detection mechanisms that are offered by certain compilers or compiler extensions. Examples include: the Microsoft Visual Studio /GS flag, Fedora/Red Hat FORTIFY_SOURCE GCC flag, StackGuard, and ProPolice, which provide various mechanisms including canary-based detection and range/index checking.
- D3-SFCV (Stack Frame Canary Validation) from D3FEND [REF-1334] discusses canary-based detection in detail.
Mitigation MIT-9
Implementation
- Consider adhering to the following rules when allocating and managing an application's memory:
- Double check that the buffer is as large as specified.
- When using functions that accept a number of bytes to copy, such as strncpy(), be aware that if the destination buffer size is equal to the source buffer size, it may not NULL-terminate the string.
- Check buffer boundaries if accessing the buffer in a loop and make sure there is no danger of writing past the allocated space.
- If necessary, truncate all input strings to a reasonable length before passing them to the copy and concatenation functions.
Mitigation MIT-11
Operation
Build and Compilation
Strategy: Environment Hardening
- Run or compile the software using features or extensions that randomly arrange the positions of a program's executable and libraries in memory. Because this makes the addresses unpredictable, it can prevent an attacker from reliably jumping to exploitable code.
- Examples include Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) [REF-58] [REF-60] and Position-Independent Executables (PIE) [REF-64]. Imported modules may be similarly realigned if their default memory addresses conflict with other modules, in a process known as "rebasing" (for Windows) and "prelinking" (for Linux) [REF-1332] using randomly generated addresses. ASLR for libraries cannot be used in conjunction with prelink since it would require relocating the libraries at run-time, defeating the whole purpose of prelinking.
- For more information on these techniques see D3-SAOR (Segment Address Offset Randomization) from D3FEND [REF-1335].
Mitigation MIT-12
Operation
Strategy: Environment Hardening
- Use a CPU and operating system that offers Data Execution Protection (using hardware NX or XD bits) or the equivalent techniques that simulate this feature in software, such as PaX [REF-60] [REF-61]. These techniques ensure that any instruction executed is exclusively at a memory address that is part of the code segment.
- For more information on these techniques see D3-PSEP (Process Segment Execution Prevention) from D3FEND [REF-1336].
Mitigation MIT-13
Implementation
Replace unbounded copy functions with analogous functions that support length arguments, such as strcpy with strncpy. Create these if they are not available.
No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.