Common Weakness Enumeration
CWE-125
AllowedOut-of-bounds Read
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
11403 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-4297-VXJ6-VC69
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-04-02 00:30 – Updated: 2024-04-02 00:30
VLAI
Details
PDF-XChange Editor EMF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-22275.
Severity
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-27325"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-125"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-04-01T22:15:17Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "PDF-XChange Editor EMF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-22275.",
"id": "GHSA-4297-vxj6-vc69",
"modified": "2024-04-02T00:30:46Z",
"published": "2024-04-02T00:30:46Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27325"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-203"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-429F-R833-95JH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:44 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:44
VLAI
Details
An issue was discovered in JerryScript 1.0. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the lit_read_code_unit_from_hex function in lit/lit-char-helpers.c via a RegExp("[\x0"); payload.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-18212"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-125"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-03-01T22:29:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered in JerryScript 1.0. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the lit_read_code_unit_from_hex function in lit/lit-char-helpers.c via a RegExp(\"[\\x0\"); payload.",
"id": "GHSA-429f-r833-95jh",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:44:36Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:44:36Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18212"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/jerryscript-project/jerryscript/issues/2140"
}
],
"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-429M-CJGC-MX85
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:14 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:14
VLAI
Details
The Zephyr parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-zephyr.c, several functions.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-12902"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-125"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-09-14T06:29:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "The Zephyr parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-zephyr.c, several functions.",
"id": "GHSA-429m-cjgc-mx85",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:14:06Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:14:06Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12902"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/6ec0c6fa63412c7a07a5bcb790a529c3563b4173"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/d17507ffa3e9742199b02a66aa940e79ababfa30"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/HT208221"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txt"
}
],
"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-42CM-7WP8-4PV7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:21 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:21
VLAI
Details
In flv extractor, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS05594988; Issue ID: ALPS05594988.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-0624"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-125"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-11-18T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In flv extractor, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS05594988; Issue ID: ALPS05594988.",
"id": "GHSA-42cm-7wp8-4pv7",
"modified": "2022-05-24T19:21:05Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:21:05Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-0624"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/November-2021"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-42CV-6JJ9-78P6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-12-06 09:30 – Updated: 2022-12-07 18:30
VLAI
Details
In face detect driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local denial of service in kernel.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-39130"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-125",
"CWE-126"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-12-06T07:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In face detect driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local denial of service in kernel.",
"id": "GHSA-42cv-6jj9-78p6",
"modified": "2022-12-07T18:30:28Z",
"published": "2022-12-06T09:30:24Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39130"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.unisoc.com/en_us/secy/announcementDetail/1599588060988411006"
}
],
"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-42H7-239H-7MPW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:40 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:40
VLAI
Details
FPWIN Pro is vulnerable to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when a user opens a maliciously crafted project file, which may allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-16236"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-125"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-01-26T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "FPWIN Pro is vulnerable to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when a user opens a maliciously crafted project file, which may allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code.",
"id": "GHSA-42h7-239h-7mpw",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:40:04Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:40:04Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16236"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-005-02"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-42JG-F4QQ-3GVM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:19 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:19
VLAI
Details
An issue was discovered in PHP before 5.6.37, 7.0.x before 7.0.31, 7.1.x before 7.1.20, and 7.2.x before 7.2.8. An Integer Overflow leads to a heap-based buffer over-read in exif_thumbnail_extract of exif.c.
Severity
7.5 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-14883"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-125"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-08-03T13:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered in PHP before 5.6.37, 7.0.x before 7.0.31, 7.1.x before 7.1.20, and 7.2.x before 7.2.8. An Integer Overflow leads to a heap-based buffer over-read in exif_thumbnail_extract of exif.c.",
"id": "GHSA-42jg-f4qq-3gvm",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:19:10Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:19:10Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14883"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=76423"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00000.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181107-0003"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3766-1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3766-2"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4353"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-12"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104871"
}
],
"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-42JM-WJ7W-HX2W
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 01:32 – Updated: 2022-05-14 01:32
VLAI
Details
An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. There is a stack-based buffer over-read in the function InflateDimensions() in inflate.c when called from ReadNextCell in mat5.c.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-9028"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-125"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-02-23T12:29:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. There is a stack-based buffer over-read in the function InflateDimensions() in inflate.c when called from ReadNextCell in mat5.c.",
"id": "GHSA-42jm-wj7w-hx2w",
"modified": "2022-05-14T01:32:34Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T01:32:34Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9028"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/tbeu/matio/issues/103"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/matio"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-42JV-6664-MX8R
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-22 21:30 – Updated: 2025-09-22 21:30
VLAI
Details
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ASoC: codecs: wc938x: fix accessing array out of bounds for enum type
Accessing enums using integer would result in array out of bounds access on platforms like aarch64 where sizeof(long) is 8 compared to enum size which is 4 bytes.
Fix this by using enumerated items instead of integers.
Severity
7.1 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-49249"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-125"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-02-26T07:01:01Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nASoC: codecs: wc938x: fix accessing array out of bounds for enum type\n\nAccessing enums using integer would result in array out of bounds access\non platforms like aarch64 where sizeof(long) is 8 compared to enum size\nwhich is 4 bytes.\n\nFix this by using enumerated items instead of integers.",
"id": "GHSA-42jv-6664-mx8r",
"modified": "2025-09-22T21:30:15Z",
"published": "2025-09-22T21:30:15Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49249"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adafea71b49ec4dbc44e0b84ec6eb602004a7a08"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc587b7c8fbbe128f6bd0dad025a0caea5e6d164"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d09aee1b1da196be11ed86dd4897f228f2487613"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f03c0c94186d5876857132d97e28f20cdc100bdc"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-42M3-R5G5-MFWP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-13 21:30 – Updated: 2024-11-01 18:31
VLAI
Details
In set_secure_reg of sac_handler.c, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure of 4 bytes of stack memory with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Severity
7.1 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-32920"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-125"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-06-13T21:15:55Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In set_secure_reg of sac_handler.c, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure of 4 bytes of stack memory with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.",
"id": "GHSA-42m3-r5g5-mfwp",
"modified": "2024-11-01T18:31:26Z",
"published": "2024-06-13T21:30:55Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-32920"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2024-06-01"
}
],
"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:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
Mitigation MIT-5
Implementation
Strategy: Input Validation
- Assume all input is malicious. Use an "accept known good" input validation strategy, i.e., use a list of acceptable inputs that strictly conform to specifications. Reject any input that does not strictly conform to specifications, or transform it into something that does.
- When performing input validation, consider all potentially relevant properties, including length, type of input, the full range of acceptable values, missing or extra inputs, syntax, consistency across related fields, and conformance to business rules. As an example of business rule logic, "boat" may be syntactically valid because it only contains alphanumeric characters, but it is not valid if the input is only expected to contain colors such as "red" or "blue."
- Do not rely exclusively on looking for malicious or malformed inputs. This is likely to miss at least one undesirable input, especially if the code's environment changes. This can give attackers enough room to bypass the intended validation. However, denylists can be useful for detecting potential attacks or determining which inputs are so malformed that they should be rejected outright.
- To reduce the likelihood of introducing an out-of-bounds read, ensure that you validate and ensure correct calculations for any length argument, buffer size calculation, or offset. Be especially careful of relying on a sentinel (i.e. special character such as NUL) in untrusted inputs.
Mitigation
Architecture and Design
Strategy: Language Selection
Use a language that provides appropriate memory abstractions.
CAPEC-540: Overread Buffers
An adversary attacks a target by providing input that causes an application to read beyond the boundary of a defined buffer. This typically occurs when a value influencing where to start or stop reading is set to reflect positions outside of the valid memory location of the buffer. This type of attack may result in exposure of sensitive information, a system crash, or arbitrary code execution.