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().
6285 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-FX85-8FXQ-HJG3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-27 18:32 – Updated: 2026-08-27 18:32Substance3D - Sampler versions 5.1.3 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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"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-27T17:18:10Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Substance3D - Sampler versions 5.1.3 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-fx85-8fxq-hjg3",
"modified": "2026-08-27T18:32:23Z",
"published": "2026-08-27T18:32:23Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34674"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/substance3d-sampler/apsb26-54.html"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-FXFG-V4RJ-HP95
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-15 15:33 – Updated: 2026-07-15 15:33A vulnerability exists in NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source when a map directive uses regex matching and a string expression references the map's regex capture variables before referencing the map output variable. Alternatively, the same result could be achieved by using a non-cacheable variable in a string expression under certain conditions. An unauthenticated attacker along with conditions beyond their control can exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests. This may cause a heap buffer overflow in the NGINX worker process leading to a restart. Additionally, attackers can execute code on systems with Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) disabled or when the attacker can bypass ASLR.
Impact: This vulnerability may allow remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) on the NGINX system or to possibly trigger a code execution. There is no control plane exposure; this is a data plane issue only.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
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"details": "A vulnerability exists in NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source when a map\u00a0directive uses regex matching and a string expression references the map\u0027s regex capture variables before referencing the map output variable. Alternatively, the same result could be achieved by using a non-cacheable variable in a string expression under certain conditions. An unauthenticated attacker along with conditions beyond their control can exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests. This may cause a heap buffer overflow in the NGINX worker process leading to a restart. Additionally, attackers can execute code on systems with Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) disabled or when the attacker can bypass ASLR.\n\nImpact:\nThis vulnerability may allow remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) on the NGINX system or to possibly trigger a code execution. There is no control plane exposure; this is a data plane issue only.\n\n\n\n\n\u00a0Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.",
"id": "GHSA-fxfg-v4rj-hp95",
"modified": "2026-07-15T15:33:06Z",
"published": "2026-07-15T15:33:06Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42533"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000162097"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-FXG8-GRFV-4GMW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-13 21:34 – Updated: 2026-10-13 21:34Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Partition Management Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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"CVE-2026-83514"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-10-13T19:19:56Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Partition Management Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.",
"id": "GHSA-fxg8-grfv-4gmw",
"modified": "2026-10-13T21:34:26Z",
"published": "2026-10-13T21:34:26Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-83514"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-83514"
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GHSA-FXPM-H77M-V8VC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-11-07 00:30 – Updated: 2025-11-07 15:31Heap buffer overflow in Sync in Google Chrome prior to 141.0.7390.65 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-11-06T23:15:35Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Heap buffer overflow in Sync in Google Chrome prior to 141.0.7390.65 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)",
"id": "GHSA-fxpm-h77m-v8vc",
"modified": "2025-11-07T15:31:29Z",
"published": "2025-11-07T00:30:31Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11458"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html"
},
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"url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/443196747"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-FXPV-5G5V-9223
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-08 18:33 – Updated: 2026-09-08 18:33Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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"CVE-2026-78511"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-08T18:20:46Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.",
"id": "GHSA-fxpv-5g5v-9223",
"modified": "2026-09-08T18:33:26Z",
"published": "2026-09-08T18:33:26Z",
"references": [
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78511"
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"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-78511"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-FXX8-887G-8P47
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-13 21:37 – Updated: 2026-10-13 21:37Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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"CVE-2026-97753"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-10-13T19:22:12Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.",
"id": "GHSA-fxx8-887g-8p47",
"modified": "2026-10-13T21:37:12Z",
"published": "2026-10-13T21:37:11Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97753"
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"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-97753"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-G24F-M2HX-PFGX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-24 09:32 – Updated: 2026-10-02 15:31GNU coreutils unexpand is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow due to an integer overflow during buffer allocation when processing large tab stop (-t) values. The multiplication used to calculate the allocation size can wrap around, resulting in an undersized buffer. When processing crafted input, subsequent writes exceed the allocated memory, leading to an out‑of‑bounds heap write.
When running GNU coreutils unexpand with attacker-provided large tab stop (-t) arguments, this behavior leads to a crash and potentially achieve a heap write primitive depending on memory layout.
This issue has been fixed in the commit b60a159fdc5bfcf9988d3a4cb6f53abe8ad5d35d
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-24T09:16:25Z",
"severity": "LOW"
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"details": "GNU coreutils unexpand is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow due to an integer overflow during buffer allocation when processing large tab stop (-t) values. The multiplication used to calculate the allocation size can wrap around, resulting in an undersized buffer.\nWhen processing crafted input, subsequent writes exceed the allocated memory, leading to an out\u2011of\u2011bounds heap write.\n\nWhen running GNU coreutils unexpand with attacker-provided large tab stop (-t) arguments, this behavior leads to a crash and potentially achieve a heap write primitive depending on memory layout.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis issue has been fixed in the commit b60a159fdc5bfcf9988d3a4cb6f53abe8ad5d35d",
"id": "GHSA-g24f-m2hx-pfgx",
"modified": "2026-10-02T15:31:11Z",
"published": "2026-07-24T09:32:16Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56392"
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"url": "https://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/07/CVE-2026-56391"
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"url": "https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git"
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"url": "https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git/commit/?id=b60a159fdc5bfcf9988d3a4cb6f53abe8ad5d35d"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"type": "CVSS_V4"
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GHSA-G25X-HP8H-VQGG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-13 21:34 – Updated: 2026-10-13 21:34Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows USB Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-83588"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-10-13T19:20:03Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows USB Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.",
"id": "GHSA-g25x-hp8h-vqgg",
"modified": "2026-10-13T21:34:29Z",
"published": "2026-10-13T21:34:29Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-83588"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-83588"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-G26Q-7VHC-VXJX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-13 21:36 – Updated: 2026-10-13 21:36Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Storage Spaces Controller allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-87716"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-10-13T19:21:25Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Storage Spaces Controller allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.",
"id": "GHSA-g26q-7vhc-vxjx",
"modified": "2026-10-13T21:36:30Z",
"published": "2026-10-13T21:36:30Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87716"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-87716"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-G28R-954M-QC24
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-01-13 21:30 – Updated: 2023-01-13 21:30Adobe InCopy versions 18.0 (and earlier), 17.4 (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 requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
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"CVE-2023-21594"
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-01-13T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Adobe InCopy versions 18.0 (and earlier), 17.4 (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 requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.",
"id": "GHSA-g28r-954m-qc24",
"modified": "2023-01-13T21:30:26Z",
"published": "2023-01-13T21:30:26Z",
"references": [
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21594"
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"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/incopy/apsb23-08.html"
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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.