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.

3869 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-X263-JXRF-C484

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:29 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:29
VLAI
Details

Integer overflow in the ISO parser in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ISO file.

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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-5844"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
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      "CWE-190"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2016-09-21T14:25:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Integer overflow in the ISO parser in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ISO file.",
  "id": "GHSA-x263-jxrf-c484",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:29:30Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:29:30Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5844"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/717"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/3ad08e01b4d253c66ae56414886089684155af22"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/48-Out-of-bounds-read-and-signed-integer-overflow-in-libarchive.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1350280"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/23/6"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/24/4"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91808"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036173"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-X2CF-9Q9Q-FJPQ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-03-24 21:30 – Updated: 2023-03-30 03:30
VLAI
Details

In fdt_next_tag of fdt.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an integer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-239630493References: N/A

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-21065"
  ],
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      "CWE-190"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-03-24T20:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In fdt_next_tag of fdt.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an integer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-239630493References: N/A",
  "id": "GHSA-x2cf-9q9q-fjpq",
  "modified": "2023-03-30T03:30:39Z",
  "published": "2023-03-24T21:30:53Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21065"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2023-03-01"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-X2GQ-FC4Q-QPHG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-02 03:16 – Updated: 2022-05-02 03:16
VLAI
Details

Integer overflow in the gst_vorbis_tag_add_coverart function (gst-libs/gst/tag/gstvorbistag.c) in vorbistag in gst-plugins-base (aka gstreamer-plugins-base) before 0.10.23 in GStreamer allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted COVERART tag that is converted from a base64 representation, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2009-0586"
  ],
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      "CWE-190"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2009-03-14T18:30:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Integer overflow in the gst_vorbis_tag_add_coverart function (gst-libs/gst/tag/gstvorbistag.c) in vorbistag in gst-plugins-base (aka gstreamer-plugins-base) before 0.10.23 in GStreamer allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted COVERART tag that is converted from a base64 representation, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.",
  "id": "GHSA-x2gq-fc4q-qphg",
  "modified": "2022-05-02T03:16:43Z",
  "published": "2022-05-02T03:16:43Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0586"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:0352"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0586"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=488208"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49274"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9694"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://cgit.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-plugins-base/commit/?id=566583e87147f774e7fc4c78b5f7e61d427e40a9"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://ocert.org/patches/2008-015/gst-plugins-base-CVE-2009-0586.diff"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/12/2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/34335"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/34350"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/35777"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-11.xml"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:085"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-015.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501712/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34100"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-735-1"
    }
  ],
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  "severity": []
}

GHSA-X2MC-H9JG-Q83C

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:36 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:36
VLAI
Details

An issue was discovered in picoTCP 1.7.0. The code for parsing the hop-by-hop IPv6 extension headers does not validate the bounds of the extension header length value, which may result in Integer Wraparound. Therefore, a crafted extension header length value may cause Denial-of-Service because it affects the loop in which the extension headers are parsed in pico_ipv6_process_hopbyhop() in pico_ipv6.c.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2020-17442"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-190"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2020-12-11T23:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "An issue was discovered in picoTCP 1.7.0. The code for parsing the hop-by-hop IPv6 extension headers does not validate the bounds of the extension header length value, which may result in Integer Wraparound. Therefore, a crafted extension header length value may cause Denial-of-Service because it affects the loop in which the extension headers are parsed in pico_ipv6_process_hopbyhop() in pico_ipv6.c.",
  "id": "GHSA-x2mc-h9jg-q83c",
  "modified": "2022-05-24T17:36:10Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T17:36:10Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17442"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-343-01"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/815128"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-X2RF-C2QF-2C5J

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:02 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:02
VLAI
Details

The mintToken function of a smart contract implementation for Bitpark, 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-2018-13638"
  ],
  "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 Bitpark, 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-x2rf-c2qf-2c5j",
  "modified": "2022-05-14T03:02:43Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T03:02:43Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-13638"
    },
    {
      "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/Bitpark"
    }
  ],
  "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-X2V2-FMWJ-V5HX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-08-12 18:31 – Updated: 2025-08-12 18:31
VLAI
Details

Integer overflow or wraparound in the Linux kernel-mode driver for some Intel(R) 800 Series Ethernet before version 1.17.2 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-23241"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-190"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-08-12T17:15:32Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Integer overflow or wraparound in the Linux kernel-mode driver for some Intel(R) 800 Series Ethernet before version 1.17.2 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.",
  "id": "GHSA-x2v2-fmwj-v5hx",
  "modified": "2025-08-12T18:31:28Z",
  "published": "2025-08-12T18:31:28Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23241"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01296.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/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-X323-79P8-7QV5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:44 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:44
VLAI
Details

Multiple integer overflow parameters were found in the web administration panel on NETGEAR JGS516PE/GS116Ev2 v2.6.0.43 devices. Most of the integer parameters sent through the web server can be abused to cause a denial of service attack.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2020-35230"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-190"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-03-10T19:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Multiple integer overflow parameters were found in the web administration panel on NETGEAR JGS516PE/GS116Ev2 v2.6.0.43 devices. Most of the integer parameters sent through the web server can be abused to cause a denial of service attack.",
  "id": "GHSA-x323-79p8-7qv5",
  "modified": "2022-05-24T17:44:04Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T17:44:04Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35230"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://research.nccgroup.com/2021/03/08/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-netgear-prosafe-plus-jgs516pe-gs116ev2-switches"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-X3HP-V34P-5X6H

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 01:56 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:48
VLAI
Details

coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate the symbol count, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and application crash, or excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-16831"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-190"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-11-15T08:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate the symbol count, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and application crash, or excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.",
  "id": "GHSA-x3hp-v34p-5x6h",
  "modified": "2025-04-20T03:48:28Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T01:56:33Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16831"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22385"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=6cee897971d4d7cd37d2a686bb6d2aa3e759c8ca"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=6cee897971d4d7cd37d2a686bb6d2aa3e759c8ca"
    }
  ],
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  "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-X3J8-7C3X-XW4G

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 01:41 – Updated: 2022-05-14 01:41
VLAI
Details

The mintToken function of SwftCoin (SWFTC) aka SwftCoin, 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-2018-18666"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-190"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2018-12-28T17:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The mintToken function of SwftCoin (SWFTC) aka SwftCoin, 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-x3j8-7c3x-xw4g",
  "modified": "2022-05-14T01:41:32Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T01:41:32Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18666"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/SwftCoins/SwftCoin/issues/1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://etherscan.io/address/0x0bb217e40f8a5cb79adf04e1aab60e5abd0dfc1e#code"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/n0pn0pn0p/smart_contract_-vulnerability/blob/master/PolyAi.md"
    }
  ],
  "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-X3PH-J52V-RJH5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:40 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:40
VLAI
Details

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm camera driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-32919951. References: QC-CR#1097709.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-0521"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-190"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-03-08T01:59:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm camera driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-32919951. References: QC-CR#1097709.",
  "id": "GHSA-x3ph-j52v-rjh5",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:40:13Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:40:13Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0521"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=dbe4f26f200db10deaf38676b96d8738afcc10c8"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96951"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/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.