CWE-122
AllowedHeap-based Buffer Overflow
Abstraction: Variant · Status: Draft
A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
4111 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-QCXH-GJW8-CCCM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-03 03:31 – Updated: 2024-05-03 03:31PDF-XChange Editor EMF File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of EMF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-21818.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-42077"
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"CWE-122",
"CWE-787"
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-05-03T03:15:43Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "PDF-XChange Editor EMF File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the parsing of EMF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-21818.",
"id": "GHSA-qcxh-gjw8-cccm",
"modified": "2024-05-03T03:31:01Z",
"published": "2024-05-03T03:31:01Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42077"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.tracker-software.com/support/security-bulletins.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1379"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-QG97-XP64-P6PC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-04-16 21:30 – Updated: 2025-04-17 15:32Heap buffer overflow in Codecs in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 135.0.7049.95 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-3619"
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"CWE-122"
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-04-16T21:15:47Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Heap buffer overflow in Codecs in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 135.0.7049.95 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)",
"id": "GHSA-qg97-xp64-p6pc",
"modified": "2025-04-17T15:32:35Z",
"published": "2025-04-16T21:30:59Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-3619"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/409619251"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-QGG3-VPPQ-VR2Q
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-14 18:30 – Updated: 2026-04-14 18:30InDesign Desktop versions 20.5.2, 21.2 and earlier are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-34628"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-04-14T18:17:37Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "InDesign Desktop versions 20.5.2, 21.2 and earlier are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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.",
"id": "GHSA-qgg3-vppq-vr2q",
"modified": "2026-04-14T18:30:43Z",
"published": "2026-04-14T18:30:43Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34628"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb26-32.html"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-QGGH-2GCM-JVJ8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-11 18:32 – Updated: 2025-03-11 18:32Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Telephony Server allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-24056"
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"CWE-122"
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-03-11T17:16:28Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Telephony Server allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.",
"id": "GHSA-qggh-2gcm-jvj8",
"modified": "2025-03-11T18:32:17Z",
"published": "2025-03-11T18:32:17Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24056"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24056"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-QGM6-RXJ7-629Q
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-14 15:32 – Updated: 2024-08-16 18:30HDF5 through 1.14.3 contains a heap buffer overflow in H5HG_read, resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer and causing denial of service or potential code execution.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-29157"
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"CWE-122"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-05-14T15:15:31Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "HDF5 through 1.14.3 contains a heap buffer overflow in H5HG_read, resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer and causing denial of service or potential code execution.",
"id": "GHSA-qgm6-rxj7-629q",
"modified": "2024-08-16T18:30:56Z",
"published": "2024-05-14T15:32:54Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29157"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.hdfgroup.org/2024/05/new-hdf5-cve-issues-fixed-in-1-14-4"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-QGV4-VPRJ-X2FQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-04-01 21:31 – Updated: 2025-04-04 21:30A heap buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified in thesmooth2() in cmsgamma.c in lcms2-2.16 which allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-29070"
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"CWE-122"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-04-01T21:15:44Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "A heap buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified in thesmooth2() in cmsgamma.c in lcms2-2.16 which allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.",
"id": "GHSA-qgv4-vprj-x2fq",
"modified": "2025-04-04T21:30:50Z",
"published": "2025-04-01T21:31:30Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-29070"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/mm2/Little-CMS/issues/475"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/mm2/Little-CMS/issues/475#issuecomment-2696785063"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-QGWQ-QGF3-3CRF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-08 18:31 – Updated: 2025-07-08 18:31Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-49705"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-07-08T17:15:58Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.",
"id": "GHSA-qgwq-qgf3-3crf",
"modified": "2025-07-08T18:31:48Z",
"published": "2025-07-08T18:31:48Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49705"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-49705"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-QHHP-8CC7-VF7W
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-06-21 00:00 – Updated: 2023-06-26 18:30NHI’s health insurance web service component has insufficient validation for input string length, which can result in heap-based buffer overflow attack. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to flood the memory space reserved for the program, in order to terminate service without authentication, which requires a system restart to recover service.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-45918"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122",
"CWE-1284",
"CWE-787"
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"github_reviewed": false,
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"nvd_published_at": "2022-06-20T06:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "NHI\u2019s health insurance web service component has insufficient validation for input string length, which can result in heap-based buffer overflow attack. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to flood the memory space reserved for the program, in order to terminate service without authentication, which requires a system restart to recover service.",
"id": "GHSA-qhhp-8cc7-vf7w",
"modified": "2023-06-26T18:30:21Z",
"published": "2022-06-21T00:00:48Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45918"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-6227-eaf49-1.html"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-QHJV-F3M4-2V4J
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-10-15 12:01 – Updated: 2022-10-15 12:01Adobe ColdFusion versions Update 14 (and earlier) and Update 4 (and earlier) are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction, the vulnerability is triggered when a crafted network packet is sent to the server.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-35712"
],
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"CWE-122",
"CWE-787"
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"github_reviewed": false,
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"nvd_published_at": "2022-10-14T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
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"details": "Adobe ColdFusion versions Update 14 (and earlier) and Update 4 (and earlier) are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction, the vulnerability is triggered when a crafted network packet is sent to the server.",
"id": "GHSA-qhjv-f3m4-2v4j",
"modified": "2022-10-15T12:01:01Z",
"published": "2022-10-15T12:01:01Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-35712"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb22-44.html"
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-QJ49-JXM4-F25X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-08-12 18:31 – Updated: 2025-08-12 18:31Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-50163"
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"database_specific": {
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"CWE-122"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-08-12T18:15:33Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.",
"id": "GHSA-qj49-jxm4-f25x",
"modified": "2025-08-12T18:31:31Z",
"published": "2025-08-12T18:31:31Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-50163"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-50163"
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Mitigation
Pre-design: Use a language or compiler that performs automatic bounds checking.
Mitigation
Use an abstraction library to abstract away risky APIs. Not a complete solution.
Mitigation MIT-10
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-11
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
Implement and perform bounds checking on input.
Mitigation
Strategy: Libraries or Frameworks
Do not use dangerous functions such as gets. Look for their safe equivalent, which checks for the boundary.
Mitigation
Use OS-level preventative functionality. This is not a complete solution, but it provides some defense in depth.
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.