CWE-787
Weakness 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.
Dimensions
- Behavior-Type: Write
- Resource-Type: Memory Buffer
- Resource-Property: Out-of-bounds
Mapping guidance
This CWE entry is at the Base level of abstraction, which is a preferred level of abstraction for mapping to the root causes of vulnerabilities. However, closer examination is required.
While this CWE is allowed for mapping, it has more specific children that might be a better fit. Carefully read both the name and description to ensure that this mapping is appropriate. Consider the root cause errors that have led to the out-of-bounds write by examining "CanFollow" relationships for this entry.
Relationships and members
Modes of introduction
Detection methods
Automated Static Analysis
This weakness can often be detected using automated static analysis tools. Many modern tools use data flow analysis or constraint-based techniques to minimize the number of false positives.
Automated static analysis generally does not account for environmental considerations when reporting out-of-bounds memory operations. This can make it difficult for users to determine which warnings should be investigated first. For example, an analysis tool might report buffer overflows that originate from command line arguments in a program that is not expected to run with setuid or other special privileges.
Effectiveness: High
Detection techniques for buffer-related errors are more mature than for most other weakness types.
Automated Dynamic Analysis
This weakness can be detected using dynamic tools and techniques that interact with the software using large test suites with many diverse inputs, such as fuzz testing (fuzzing), robustness testing, and fault injection. The software's operation may slow down, but it should not become unstable, crash, or generate incorrect results.
Automated Dynamic Analysis
Use tools that are integrated during compilation to insert runtime error-checking mechanisms related to memory safety errors, such as AddressSanitizer (ASan) for C/C++ [REF-1518].
Effectiveness: Moderate
Crafted inputs are necessary to reach the code containing the error, such as generated by fuzzers. Also, these tools may reduce performance, and they only report the error condition - not the original mistake that led to the error.
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16871 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-JW62-Q46M-FP5C
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-11 15:32 – Updated: 2026-08-11 15:32A vulnerability has been identified in Solid Edge SE2025 (All versions < V225.0 Update 15), Solid Edge SE2026 (All versions < V226.0 Update 7). The affected applications contains an out of bounds write vulnerability while parsing specially crafted DFT files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process.
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"CVE-2026-50059"
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"CWE-787"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-11T13:18:58Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A vulnerability has been identified in Solid Edge SE2025 (All versions \u003c V225.0 Update 15), Solid Edge SE2026 (All versions \u003c V226.0 Update 7). The affected applications contains an out of bounds write vulnerability while parsing specially crafted DFT files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process.",
"id": "GHSA-jw62-q46m-fp5c",
"modified": "2026-08-11T15:32:36Z",
"published": "2026-08-11T15:32:36Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-50059"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-621657.html"
}
],
"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"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/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-JW7X-CC9P-X4R8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:19 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:19Heap buffer overflow in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 95.0.4638.54 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
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"affected": [],
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"CVE-2021-37981"
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"CWE-787"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-11-02T22:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Heap buffer overflow in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 95.0.4638.54 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.",
"id": "GHSA-jw7x-cc9p-x4r8",
"modified": "2022-05-24T19:19:42Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:19:42Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37981"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_19.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://crbug.com/1246631"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5046"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-JW84-P8MV-C79V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-08-26 00:03 – Updated: 2022-08-29 20:06H3C GR-1200W MiniGRW1A0V100R006 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the function DEleteusergroup.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-36520"
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"CWE-787"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-08-25T14:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "H3C GR-1200W MiniGRW1A0V100R006 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the function DEleteusergroup.",
"id": "GHSA-jw84-p8mv-c79v",
"modified": "2022-08-29T20:06:53Z",
"published": "2022-08-26T00:03:34Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36520"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/Darry-lang1/vuln/tree/main/H3C/GR-1200W/10"
}
],
"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-JW8G-RG5R-2X5J
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-04-07 03:30 – Updated: 2025-02-12 21:31Tenda AC5 US_AC5V1.0RTL_V15.03.06.28 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the form_fast_setting_wifi_set function. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted payload.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-25218"
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-787"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-04-07T02:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Tenda AC5 US_AC5V1.0RTL_V15.03.06.28 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the form_fast_setting_wifi_set function. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted payload.",
"id": "GHSA-jw8g-rg5r-2x5j",
"modified": "2025-02-12T21:31:46Z",
"published": "2023-04-07T03:30:18Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25218"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/DrizzlingSun/Tenda/blob/main/AC5/8/8.md"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin"
}
],
"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-JW8P-9PP6-8V63
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-14 21:32 – Updated: 2026-07-14 21:32After Effects is affected by an out-of-bounds write 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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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-48274"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-787"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-14T21:16:57Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "After Effects is affected by an out-of-bounds write 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-jw8p-9pp6-8v63",
"modified": "2026-07-14T21:32:22Z",
"published": "2026-07-14T21:32:22Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48274"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb26-78.html"
}
],
"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-JW96-2PWP-84XM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-12-15 00:01 – Updated: 2021-12-15 00:01A vulnerability has been identified in JT Utilities (All versions < V13.1.1.0), JTTK (All versions < V11.1.1.0). JTTK library in affected products is vulnerable to an out of bounds write past the end of an allocated structure while parsing specially crafted JT files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process. (ZDI-CAN-14902, ZDI-CAN-14866)
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-44434"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-787"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-12-14T12:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A vulnerability has been identified in JT Utilities (All versions \u003c V13.1.1.0), JTTK (All versions \u003c V11.1.1.0). JTTK library in affected products is vulnerable to an out of bounds write past the end of an allocated structure while parsing specially crafted JT files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process. (ZDI-CAN-14902, ZDI-CAN-14866)",
"id": "GHSA-jw96-2pwp-84xm",
"modified": "2021-12-15T00:01:13Z",
"published": "2021-12-15T00:01:13Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44434"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-802578.pdf"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-JW9F-HH49-CVP9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:02 – Updated: 2023-08-28 13:57There is a flaw in the xml entity encoding functionality of libxml2 in versions before 2.9.11. An attacker who is able to supply a crafted file to be processed by an application linked with the affected functionality of libxml2 could trigger an out-of-bounds read. The most likely impact of this flaw is to application availability, with some potential impact to confidentiality and integrity if an attacker is able to use memory information to further exploit the application.
Nokogiri prior to version 1.11.4 used a vulnerable version of libxml2. Nokogiri 1.11.4 updated libxml2 to version 2.9.11 to address this and other vulnerabilities in libxml2.
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"package": {
"ecosystem": "RubyGems",
"name": "nokogiri"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.11.4"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-3517"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2023-03-08T20:01:46Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2021-05-19T14:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "There is a flaw in the xml entity encoding functionality of libxml2 in versions before 2.9.11. An attacker who is able to supply a crafted file to be processed by an application linked with the affected functionality of libxml2 could trigger an out-of-bounds read. The most likely impact of this flaw is to application availability, with some potential impact to confidentiality and integrity if an attacker is able to use memory information to further exploit the application.\n\nNokogiri prior to version 1.11.4 used a vulnerable version of libxml2. Nokogiri 1.11.4 updated libxml2 to version 2.9.11 to address this and other vulnerabilities in libxml2.",
"id": "GHSA-jw9f-hh49-cvp9",
"modified": "2023-08-28T13:57:20Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:02:48Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3517"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/issues/2233"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/issues/2274"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211022-0004"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210625-0002"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-05"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QVM4UJ3376I6ZVOYMHBNX4GY3NIV52WV"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BZOMV5J4PMZAORVT64BKLV6YIZAFDGX6"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00008.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/8598060bacada41a0eb09d95c97744ff4e428f8e"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/blob/7c19ef5cc6b7c5c36827dd5495f857c6877ec8cf/CHANGELOG.md?plain=1#L579"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/nokogiri/CVE-2021-3517.yml"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1954232"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Nokogiri contains libxml Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability"
}
GHSA-JW9J-666X-7Q6C
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-12 21:31 – Updated: 2026-08-12 21:31IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a stack-based buffer overflow.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-17083"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-12T20:17:39Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a stack-based buffer overflow.",
"id": "GHSA-jw9j-666x-7q6c",
"modified": "2026-08-12T21:31:40Z",
"published": "2026-08-12T21:31:40Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17083"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283276"
}
],
"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-JW9M-8H6F-3Q76
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-09-27 15:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 07:55A compromised content process could have provided malicious data to FilterNodeD2D1 resulting in an out-of-bounds write, leading to a potentially exploitable crash in a privileged process. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118, Firefox ESR < 115.3, and Thunderbird < 115.3.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-5168"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-09-27T15:19:42Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "A compromised content process could have provided malicious data to `FilterNodeD2D1` resulting in an out-of-bounds write, leading to a potentially exploitable crash in a privileged process. This vulnerability affects Firefox \u003c 118, Firefox ESR \u003c 115.3, and Thunderbird \u003c 115.3.",
"id": "GHSA-jw9m-8h6f-3q76",
"modified": "2024-04-04T07:55:50Z",
"published": "2023-09-27T15:30:40Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5168"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1846683"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-42"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-43"
}
],
"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-JWC2-6WXH-QMVW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-06-19 00:00 – Updated: 2022-06-28 00:00A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in FFmpeg 2.0. Affected is the function read_var_block_data. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2014-125015"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-06-18T07:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in FFmpeg 2.0. Affected is the function read_var_block_data. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.",
"id": "GHSA-jwc2-6wxh-qmvw",
"modified": "2022-06-28T00:00:46Z",
"published": "2022-06-19T00:00:21Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-125015"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.12366"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=18f94df8af"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
Mitigation MIT-3
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
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
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
- 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
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
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
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.