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-M235-57QR-6FH8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-10-01 12:30 – Updated: 2026-01-26 21:30In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
macvlan: add forgotten nla_policy for IFLA_MACVLAN_BC_CUTOFF
The previous commit 954d1fa1ac93 ("macvlan: Add netlink attribute for broadcast cutoff") added one additional attribute named IFLA_MACVLAN_BC_CUTOFF to allow broadcast cutfoff.
However, it forgot to describe the nla_policy at macvlan_policy (drivers/net/macvlan.c). Hence, this suppose NLA_S32 (4 bytes) integer can be faked as empty (0 bytes) by a malicious user, which could leads to OOB in heap just like CVE-2023-3773.
To fix it, this commit just completes the nla_policy description for IFLA_MACVLAN_BC_CUTOFF. This enforces the length check and avoids the potential OOB read.
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmacvlan: add forgotten nla_policy for IFLA_MACVLAN_BC_CUTOFF\n\nThe previous commit 954d1fa1ac93 (\"macvlan: Add netlink attribute for\nbroadcast cutoff\") added one additional attribute named\nIFLA_MACVLAN_BC_CUTOFF to allow broadcast cutfoff.\n\nHowever, it forgot to describe the nla_policy at macvlan_policy\n(drivers/net/macvlan.c). Hence, this suppose NLA_S32 (4 bytes) integer\ncan be faked as empty (0 bytes) by a malicious user, which could leads\nto OOB in heap just like CVE-2023-3773.\n\nTo fix it, this commit just completes the nla_policy description for\nIFLA_MACVLAN_BC_CUTOFF. This enforces the length check and avoids the\npotential OOB read.",
"id": "GHSA-m235-57qr-6fh8",
"modified": "2026-01-26T21:30:30Z",
"published": "2025-10-01T12:30:31Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53516"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55cef78c244d0d076f5a75a35530ca63c92f4426"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79f44709aa7a744fbfbadd4aef678443290c6991"
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}
GHSA-M237-Q2J4-FG9P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:18 – Updated: 2026-08-19 18:31A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Microsoft Script Runtime handles objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft Script Runtime Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
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"nvd_published_at": "2020-05-21T23:15:00Z",
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"details": "A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Microsoft Script Runtime handles objects in memory, aka \u0027Microsoft Script Runtime Remote Code Execution Vulnerability\u0027.",
"id": "GHSA-m237-q2j4-fg9p",
"modified": "2026-08-19T18:31:17Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:18:25Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1061"
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"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1061"
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"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1061"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-M238-3FRQ-24MF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-11-04 19:01 – Updated: 2022-11-08 19:00Incorrect access control in the anti-virus driver wsdkd.sys of Watchdog Antivirus v1.4.158 allows attackers to write arbitrary files.
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"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Incorrect access control in the anti-virus driver wsdkd.sys of Watchdog Antivirus v1.4.158 allows attackers to write arbitrary files.",
"id": "GHSA-m238-3frq-24mf",
"modified": "2022-11-08T19:00:22Z",
"published": "2022-11-04T19:01:17Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38582"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gist.github.com/420SmokeBigWeedHackBadDrivers/53de9ff97d95fc3e79307345fddb0a30"
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GHSA-M23C-995X-54XH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-07-30 00:34 – Updated: 2026-04-02 21:31An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, macOS Ventura 13.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6. Processing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to unexpected app termination.
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-07-29T23:15:10Z",
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"details": "An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, macOS Ventura 13.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6. Processing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to unexpected app termination.",
"id": "GHSA-m23c-995x-54xh",
"modified": "2026-04-02T21:31:47Z",
"published": "2024-07-30T00:34:26Z",
"references": [
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27873"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/120908"
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"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/120909"
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"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/120910"
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"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/120911"
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"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/120912"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214116"
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"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117"
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"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214120"
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"url": "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214117"
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"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16"
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GHSA-M23P-3G32-H722
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-08-21 15:30 – Updated: 2025-08-21 15:30A vulnerability was found in saitoha libsixel up to 1.10.3. Affected by this issue is the function sixel_debug_print_palette of the file src/encoder.c of the component img2sixel. The manipulation results in stack-based buffer overflow. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The patch is identified as 316c086e79d66b62c0c4bc66229ee894e4fdb7d1. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-08-21T13:15:37Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "A vulnerability was found in saitoha libsixel up to 1.10.3. Affected by this issue is the function sixel_debug_print_palette of the file src/encoder.c of the component img2sixel. The manipulation results in stack-based buffer overflow. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The patch is identified as 316c086e79d66b62c0c4bc66229ee894e4fdb7d1. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.",
"id": "GHSA-m23p-3g32-h722",
"modified": "2025-08-21T15:30:35Z",
"published": "2025-08-21T15:30:35Z",
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9300"
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"url": "https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/issues/200"
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"url": "https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/issues/200#issuecomment-3178785635"
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"url": "https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/commit/316c086e79d66b62c0c4bc66229ee894e4fdb7d1"
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"url": "https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IIvvRFgUQZcySqeoqXXhsxd0HZCjClJ7/view?usp=sharing"
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"url": "https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.320905"
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"url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.320905"
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"url": "https://vuldb.com/?submit.632366"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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",
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GHSA-M23V-HGG6-W9R5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-12-30 21:30 – Updated: 2023-01-05 06:30TRENDnet TEW755AP 1.13B01 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the qcawifi.wifi%d_vap%d.maclist parameter in the kick_ban_wifi_mac_allow (sub_415B00) function.
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"details": "TRENDnet TEW755AP 1.13B01 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the qcawifi.wifi%d_vap%d.maclist parameter in the kick_ban_wifi_mac_allow (sub_415B00) function.",
"id": "GHSA-m23v-hgg6-w9r5",
"modified": "2023-01-05T06:30:22Z",
"published": "2022-12-30T21:30:16Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46586"
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"url": "https://brief-nymphea-813.notion.site/Vul3-TEW755-bof-kick_ban_wifi_mac_allow-4624d89edfc54084ada1f4c8dbfa452d"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-M263-3FX7-GM9V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-04 00:00 – Updated: 2022-05-14 00:03A vulnerability in the handler for HTTP authentication for resources accessed through the Clientless SSL VPN portal of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device or to obtain portions of process memory from an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient bounds checking when parsing specific HTTP authentication messages. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious traffic to an affected device acting as a VPN Gateway. To send this malicious traffic, an attacker would need to control a web server that can be accessed through the Clientless SSL VPN portal. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition, or to retrieve bytes from the device process memory that may contain sensitive information.
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"nvd_published_at": "2022-05-03T04:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "A vulnerability in the handler for HTTP authentication for resources accessed through the Clientless SSL VPN portal of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device or to obtain portions of process memory from an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient bounds checking when parsing specific HTTP authentication messages. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious traffic to an affected device acting as a VPN Gateway. To send this malicious traffic, an attacker would need to control a web server that can be accessed through the Clientless SSL VPN portal. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition, or to retrieve bytes from the device process memory that may contain sensitive information.",
"id": "GHSA-m263-3fx7-gm9v",
"modified": "2022-05-14T00:03:41Z",
"published": "2022-05-04T00:00:26Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20737"
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"url": "https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asa-ssl-vpn-heap-zLX3FdX"
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GHSA-M263-6XMG-C437
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-13 06:30 – Updated: 2026-04-13 06:30Out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the file system. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-04-13T05:16:04Z",
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"details": "Out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the file system.\nImpact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.",
"id": "GHSA-m263-6xmg-c437",
"modified": "2026-04-13T06:30:31Z",
"published": "2026-04-13T06:30:30Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34863"
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"url": "https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2026/4"
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GHSA-M274-J8C5-8JG4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:52 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:30An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could cause memory corruption resulting in code execution.
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"nvd_published_at": "2017-01-06T21:59:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could cause memory corruption resulting in code execution.",
"id": "GHSA-m274-j8c5-8jg4",
"modified": "2025-04-20T03:30:48Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T02:52:50Z",
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2371"
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"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38"
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"url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620"
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"url": "http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=104"
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"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335"
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"url": "http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0139"
},
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"url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1"
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}
GHSA-M286-22XW-XH8C
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-08-18 18:30 – Updated: 2024-08-18 18:30A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in TOTOLINK EX1200L 9.3.5u.6146_B20201023. Affected is the function setDefResponse of the file /www/cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi. The manipulation of the argument IpAddress leads to stack-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-08-18T17:15:03Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in TOTOLINK EX1200L 9.3.5u.6146_B20201023. Affected is the function setDefResponse of the file /www/cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi. The manipulation of the argument IpAddress leads to stack-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.",
"id": "GHSA-m286-22xw-xh8c",
"modified": "2024-08-18T18:30:35Z",
"published": "2024-08-18T18:30:35Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7908"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/BeaCox/IoT_vuln/tree/main/totolink/EX1200L/setDefResponse_bof"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.275034"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.275034"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/?submit.388435"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/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"
}
]
}
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.