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.
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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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16903 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-MMP3-H84F-CQ76
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-17 18:33 – Updated: 2025-01-29 18:31A maliciously crafted DWFX file, when parsed through Autodesk Navisworks, can force an Out-of-Bounds Write vulnerability. A malicious actor can leverage this vulnerability to cause a crash, cause data corruption, or execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-12-17T16:15:25Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "A maliciously crafted DWFX file, when parsed through Autodesk Navisworks, can force an Out-of-Bounds Write vulnerability. A malicious actor can leverage this vulnerability to cause a crash, cause data corruption, or execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.",
"id": "GHSA-mmp3-h84f-cq76",
"modified": "2025-01-29T18:31:20Z",
"published": "2024-12-17T18:33:49Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12671"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2024-0027"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2024-0027"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-MMP6-QMXW-FP3C
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-19 18:31 – Updated: 2026-10-30 15:32In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
USB: serial: omninet: fix memory corruption with small endpoint
Make sure that the bulk-out buffers are at least as large as the hardcoded transfer size to avoid user-controlled slab corruption should a malicious device report a smaller endpoint max packet size than expected.
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-19T16:17:11Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nUSB: serial: omninet: fix memory corruption with small endpoint\n\nMake sure that the bulk-out buffers are at least as large as the\nhardcoded transfer size to avoid user-controlled slab corruption should\na malicious device report a smaller endpoint max packet size than\nexpected.",
"id": "GHSA-mmp6-qmxw-fp3c",
"modified": "2026-10-30T15:32:50Z",
"published": "2026-07-19T18:31:46Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63928"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0bda1893e4cc4ad2b7dcdbaca246f2af688c6c2a"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fee0ccac29e088d4bfab7e2d075725dcecd803d"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/180996f0ca774001944e4afa452d569ba2f6455c"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e7d32189d6219beb7db37cd0ea36b6bac7dfedb"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60df93d30f9bdd27db17c4d80ed80ef718d7226b"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a3860454bdfb765f936965e975c594352602ffc"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b496e25ead5976bce2891dacaed09beb53a54f9f"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f34cf2928387fba01a78381f3258c7e1428897d9"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-MMVQ-3RP7-6CW4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-06-01 03:30 – Updated: 2024-05-01 18:30A flaw was found in the fixed buffer registration code for io_uring (io_sqe_buffer_register in io_uring/rsrc.c) in the Linux kernel that allows out-of-bounds access to physical memory beyond the end of the buffer. This flaw enables full local privilege escalation.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-2598"
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"CWE-416",
"CWE-787"
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"github_reviewed": false,
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-06-01T01:15:17Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A flaw was found in the fixed buffer registration code for io_uring (io_sqe_buffer_register in io_uring/rsrc.c) in the Linux kernel that allows out-of-bounds access to physical memory beyond the end of the buffer. This flaw enables full local privilege escalation.",
"id": "GHSA-mmvq-3rp7-6cw4",
"modified": "2024-05-01T18:30:34Z",
"published": "2023-06-01T03:30:23Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2598"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230703-0006"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/08/3"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/24/3"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-MMWC-MQ32-5XQM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-08-26 00:03 – Updated: 2022-08-27 00:00H3C B5 Mini B5MiniV100R005 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the function AddMacList.
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"affected": [],
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"nvd_published_at": "2022-08-25T14:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "H3C B5 Mini B5MiniV100R005 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the function AddMacList.",
"id": "GHSA-mmwc-mq32-5xqm",
"modified": "2022-08-27T00:00:45Z",
"published": "2022-08-26T00:03:33Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36475"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/Darry-lang1/vuln/tree/main/H3C/H3C%20B5Mini/3/readme.md"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-MMWX-XH4F-QFRM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-07-07 00:00 – Updated: 2022-07-15 00:00In Bluetooth, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06784430; Issue ID: ALPS06784430.
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"nvd_published_at": "2022-07-06T14:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "In Bluetooth, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06784430; Issue ID: ALPS06784430.",
"id": "GHSA-mmwx-xh4f-qfrm",
"modified": "2022-07-15T00:00:24Z",
"published": "2022-07-07T00:00:25Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21767"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/July-2022"
}
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-MMXF-FP86-78MM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-12-08 18:30 – Updated: 2022-12-09 15:30Tenda W30E V1.0.1.25(633) was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the downaction parameter at /goform/CertListInfo.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-45525"
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"nvd_published_at": "2022-12-08T16:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Tenda W30E V1.0.1.25(633) was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the downaction parameter at /goform/CertListInfo.",
"id": "GHSA-mmxf-fp86-78mm",
"modified": "2022-12-09T15:30:30Z",
"published": "2022-12-08T18:30:50Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45525"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/z1r00/IOT_Vul/blob/main/Tenda/W30E/CertListInfo/readme.md"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-MMXQ-HFWC-P6XP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:02 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:02An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the samsungWifiScan handler of video-core's HTTP server of Samsung SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250 - Firmware version 0.20.17. The video-core process incorrectly extracts fields from a user-controlled JSON payload, leading to a buffer overflow on the stack. The strcpy at [8] overflows the destination buffer, which has a size of 40 bytes. An attacker can send an arbitrarily long 'callbackUrl' value in order to exploit this vulnerability.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-3866"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-119",
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-08-23T22:29:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the samsungWifiScan handler of video-core\u0027s HTTP server of Samsung SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250 - Firmware version 0.20.17. The video-core process incorrectly extracts fields from a user-controlled JSON payload, leading to a buffer overflow on the stack. The strcpy at [8] overflows the destination buffer, which has a size of 40 bytes. An attacker can send an arbitrarily long \u0027callbackUrl\u0027 value in order to exploit this vulnerability.",
"id": "GHSA-mmxq-hfwc-p6xp",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:02:04Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:02:04Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3866"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0548"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-MP35-RP3G-PRRG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-18 21:32 – Updated: 2026-09-21 21:31In osmo-ggsn 1.14.0 an out of bounds write issue was found in the gtp_decode_pdp_ctx() function through the PDP context GSN-Address sub-field, leading to memory corruption.
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"affected": [],
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"CVE-2026-75892"
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"CWE-787"
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"github_reviewed": false,
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-18T19:16:45Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In osmo-ggsn 1.14.0 an out of bounds write issue was found in the\u00a0gtp_decode_pdp_ctx() function through the PDP context GSN-Address sub-field, leading to memory corruption.",
"id": "GHSA-mp35-rp3g-prrg",
"modified": "2026-09-21T21:31:48Z",
"published": "2026-09-18T21:32:24Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-75892"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cgit.osmocom.org/osmo-ggsn/commit/?id=6c322f4dd339401a437da3c89c95f2bf64bca995"
}
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-MP3X-VWW3-R3H4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 00:01 – Updated: 2022-05-14 00:01Adobe Framemaker versions 2029u8 (and earlier) and 2020u4 (and earlier) are 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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"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-28825"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-05-13T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Adobe Framemaker versions 2029u8 (and earlier) and 2020u4 (and earlier) are 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-mp3x-vww3-r3h4",
"modified": "2022-05-14T00:01:45Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T00:01:45Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28825"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/framemaker/apsb22-27.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-MP47-2RW9-73R5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:18 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:18The mobi_decompress_lz77 function in compression.c in Libmobi 0.3 allows remote attackers to cause remote code execution (heap-based buffer overflow) via a crafted mobi file.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-11438"
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"database_specific": {
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"github_reviewed": false,
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"nvd_published_at": "2018-05-30T13:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "The mobi_decompress_lz77 function in compression.c in Libmobi 0.3 allows remote attackers to cause remote code execution (heap-based buffer overflow) via a crafted mobi file.",
"id": "GHSA-mp47-2rw9-73r5",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:18:55Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:18:55Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11438"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/May/48"
}
],
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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.