Common Weakness Enumeration
CWE-787
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.
15146 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-RHRF-8952-3W39
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-16 00:30 – Updated: 2025-12-16 00:30
VLAI
Details
AA maliciously crafted MODEL file, when parsed through certain Autodesk products, can force an Out-of-Bounds Write vulnerability. A malicious actor may leverage this vulnerability to cause a crash, cause data corruption, or execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.
Severity
7.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-10888"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-12-16T00:16:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "AA maliciously crafted MODEL file, when parsed through certain Autodesk products, can force an Out-of-Bounds Write vulnerability. A malicious actor may leverage this vulnerability to cause a crash, cause data corruption, or execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.",
"id": "GHSA-rhrf-8952-3w39",
"modified": "2025-12-16T00:30:30Z",
"published": "2025-12-16T00:30:30Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-10888"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.autodesk.com/products/autodesk-access/overview"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2025-0024"
}
],
"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"
}
]
}
GHSA-RHRX-QJ4J-QFPR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-10-14 19:00 – Updated: 2022-10-15 12:00
VLAI
Details
OTFCC commit 617837b was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via /release-x64/otfccdump+0x6c0473.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-35055"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-10-14T12:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "OTFCC commit 617837b was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via /release-x64/otfccdump+0x6c0473.",
"id": "GHSA-rhrx-qj4j-qfpr",
"modified": "2022-10-15T12:00:54Z",
"published": "2022-10-14T19:00:44Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-35055"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PZ0D3DslISfUxI6CJ--giXQHYKE0JZ7K/view?usp=sharing"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/Cvjark/Poc/blob/main/otfcc/CVE-2022-35055.md"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-RHVG-R9FW-9WQJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:20 – Updated: 2023-07-21 19:23
VLAI
Summary
ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability
Details
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Chakra scripting engine handles objects in memory in Microsoft Edge, aka "Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Edge, ChakraCore. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8541, CVE-2018-8542, CVE-2018-8543, CVE-2018-8551, CVE-2018-8555, CVE-2018-8556, CVE-2018-8588.
Severity
7.5 (High)
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "NuGet",
"name": "Microsoft.ChakraCore"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.11.3"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-8557"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2023-07-21T19:23:20Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2018-11-14T01:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Chakra scripting engine handles objects in memory in Microsoft Edge, aka \"Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability.\" This affects Microsoft Edge, ChakraCore. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8541, CVE-2018-8542, CVE-2018-8543, CVE-2018-8551, CVE-2018-8555, CVE-2018-8556, CVE-2018-8588.",
"id": "GHSA-rhvg-r9fw-9wqj",
"modified": "2023-07-21T19:23:20Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:20:59Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8557"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/pull/5827"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/commit/e73f2fff33c299934df28f2fc87d41aa9e149c50"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8557"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210124213936/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105780"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211126224439/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042107"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability"
}
GHSA-RHVH-79J9-QRCP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-12-21 00:00 – Updated: 2021-12-21 00:00
VLAI
Details
Adobe Premiere Rush version 1.5.16 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability due to insecure handling of a malicious M4A file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-43029"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-787",
"CWE-788"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-12-20T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Adobe Premiere Rush version 1.5.16 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability due to insecure handling of a malicious M4A file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability.",
"id": "GHSA-rhvh-79j9-qrcp",
"modified": "2021-12-21T00:00:25Z",
"published": "2021-12-21T00:00:25Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43029"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/premiere_rush/apsb21-101.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-RHW4-64W9-8WXW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:19 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:19
VLAI
Details
vim is vulnerable to Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Severity
7.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-3928"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-121",
"CWE-457",
"CWE-787",
"CWE-908"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-11-05T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "vim is vulnerable to Stack-based Buffer Overflow",
"id": "GHSA-rhw4-64w9-8wxw",
"modified": "2022-05-24T19:19:49Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:19:49Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3928"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/15d9890eee53afc61eb0a03b878a19cb5672f732"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://huntr.dev/bounties/29c3ebd2-d601-481c-bf96-76975369d0cd"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00018.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00009.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BCQWPEY2AEYBELCMJYHYWYCD3PZVD2H7"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNXY7T5OORA7UJIMGSJBGHFMU6UZWS6P"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PGW56Z6IN4UVM3E5RXXF4G7LGGTRBI5C"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/15/1"
}
],
"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:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-RHXM-MJHM-X478
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-02 03:31 – Updated: 2025-12-02 15:30
VLAI
Details
In display, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS10184870; Issue ID: MSV-4752.
Severity
6.7 (Medium)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-20777"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-12-02T03:16:19Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In display, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS10184870; Issue ID: MSV-4752.",
"id": "GHSA-rhxm-mjhm-x478",
"modified": "2025-12-02T15:30:31Z",
"published": "2025-12-02T03:31:46Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20777"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/December-2025"
}
],
"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-RJ29-JJ8R-F77V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-13 18:31 – Updated: 2024-08-28 15:31
VLAI
Details
libyaml v0.2.5 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow. Affected by this issue is the function yaml_emitter_emit of the file /src/libyaml/src/emitter.c. The manipulation leads to a double-free.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-35326"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-06-13T17:15:50Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "libyaml v0.2.5 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow. Affected by this issue is the function yaml_emitter_emit of the file /src/libyaml/src/emitter.c. The manipulation leads to a double-free.",
"id": "GHSA-rj29-jj8r-f77v",
"modified": "2024-08-28T15:31:13Z",
"published": "2024-06-13T18:31:58Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35326"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/yaml/libyaml/issues/298"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/yaml/libyaml/issues/302"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/idhyt/pocs/blob/main/libyaml/CVE-2024-35326.c"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/idhyt/pocs/tree/main/libyaml"
}
],
"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-RJ2R-9Q5P-4C4W
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-01-12 03:30 – Updated: 2024-01-12 03:30
VLAI
Details
A Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the Routing Protocol Daemon (RPD) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, network based attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).
If an attacker sends a specific BGP UPDATE message to the device, this will cause a memory overwrite and therefore an RPD crash and restart in the backup Routing Engine (RE). Continued receipt of these packets will cause a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition in the backup RE.
The primary RE is not impacted by this issue and there is no impact on traffic.
This issue only affects devices with NSR enabled.
This issue requires an attacker to have an established BGP session to a system affected by the issue. This issue affects both eBGP and iBGP implementations.
This issue affects:
Juniper Networks Junos OS
- All versions earlier than 20.4R3-S9;
- 21.2 versions earlier than 21.2R3-S7;
- 21.3 versions earlier than 21.3R3-S5;
- 21.4 versions earlier than 21.4R3-S5;
- 22.1 versions earlier than 22.1R3-S4;
- 22.2 versions earlier than 22.2R3-S2;
- 22.3 versions earlier than 22.3R3-S1;
- 22.4 versions earlier than 22.4R2-S2, 22.4R3;
- 23.1 versions earlier than 23.1R2;
- 23.2 versions earlier than 23.2R1-S2, 23.2R2.
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved
- All versions earlier than 21.3R3-S5-EVO;
- 21.4-EVO versions earlier than 21.4R3-S5-EVO;
- 22.1-EVO versions earlier than 22.1R3-S4-EVO;
- 22.2-EVO versions earlier than 22.2R3-S2-EVO;
- 22.3-EVO versions later than 22.3R1-EVO;
- 22.4-EVO versions earlier than 22.4R2-S2-EVO, 22.4R3-EVO;
- 23.1-EVO versions earlier than 23.1R2-EVO;
- 23.2-EVO versions earlier than 23.2R1-S2-EVO, 23.2R2-EVO.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-21596"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122",
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-01-12T01:15:47Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "\nA Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the Routing Protocol Daemon (RPD) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, network based attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).\n\nIf an attacker sends a specific BGP UPDATE message to the device, this will cause a memory overwrite and therefore an RPD crash and restart in the backup Routing Engine (RE). Continued receipt of these packets will cause a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition in the backup RE.\n\nThe primary RE is not impacted by this issue and there is no impact on traffic.\n\nThis issue only affects devices with NSR enabled.\n\nThis issue requires an attacker to have an established BGP session to a system affected by the issue. This issue affects both eBGP and iBGP implementations.\n\nThis issue affects:\n\nJuniper Networks Junos OS\n\n\n\n * All versions earlier than 20.4R3-S9;\n * 21.2 versions earlier than 21.2R3-S7;\n * 21.3 versions earlier than 21.3R3-S5;\n * 21.4 versions earlier than 21.4R3-S5;\n * 22.1 versions earlier than 22.1R3-S4;\n * 22.2 versions earlier than 22.2R3-S2;\n * 22.3 versions earlier than 22.3R3-S1;\n * 22.4 versions earlier than 22.4R2-S2, 22.4R3;\n * 23.1 versions earlier than 23.1R2;\n * 23.2 versions earlier than 23.2R1-S2, 23.2R2.\n\n\n\n\nJuniper Networks Junos OS Evolved\n\n\n\n * All versions earlier than 21.3R3-S5-EVO;\n * 21.4-EVO versions earlier than 21.4R3-S5-EVO;\n * 22.1-EVO versions earlier than 22.1R3-S4-EVO;\n * 22.2-EVO versions earlier than 22.2R3-S2-EVO;\n * 22.3-EVO versions later than 22.3R1-EVO;\n * 22.4-EVO versions earlier than 22.4R2-S2-EVO, 22.4R3-EVO;\n * 23.1-EVO versions earlier than 23.1R2-EVO;\n * 23.2-EVO versions earlier than 23.2R1-S2-EVO, 23.2R2-EVO.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n",
"id": "GHSA-rj2r-9q5p-4c4w",
"modified": "2024-01-12T03:30:48Z",
"published": "2024-01-12T03:30:48Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21596"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA75735"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/4.0#CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-RJ4C-PX9R-CFRH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:46 – Updated: 2022-05-24 16:46
VLAI
Details
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.010.20069 and earlier, 2019.010.20069 and earlier, 2017.011.30113 and earlier version, and 2015.006.30464 and earlier have an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-7037"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-05-24T19:29:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.010.20069 and earlier, 2019.010.20069 and earlier, 2017.011.30113 and earlier version, and 2015.006.30464 and earlier have an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .",
"id": "GHSA-rj4c-px9r-cfrh",
"modified": "2022-05-24T16:46:39Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:46:39Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7037"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-07.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-RJ4C-R689-CM87
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-01 17:49 – Updated: 2026-07-01 17:49
VLAI
Summary
Open Babel has out-of-bounds write in ORCA nAtoms parser
Details
Summary
A memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel's ORCA parser allowed an out-of-bounds write when reading a crafted input file.
Details
The flaw was in the nAtoms handling of the ORCA reader. A malformed
input caused the parser to write past the end of its destination
buffer.
Impact
Open Babel is a C++ library and CLI used to read and write chemistry
file formats; it is shipped by Linux distributions and embedded in
services that may parse untrusted input. Triggering this vulnerability
requires the victim to open a malicious ORCA file with the obabel
tool, the OBConversion API, or any of the language bindings (Python,
Ruby, Java, R, Perl, C#, PHP).
Affected versions
All releases up to and including 3.1.1.
Patched version
3.2.0 (released 2026-05-26).
Patch
Fix commit: https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel/commit/b239d06e
A minimized reproducer for this CVE is checked in under
test/files/fuzz_regress/ and is exercised on every CI build under
ASAN+UBSAN by the fuzzregresstest harness.
Credit
Reported by Cisco TALOS.
Severity
7.8 (High)
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "openbabel"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "3.2.0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-46289"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122",
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-07-01T17:49:41Z",
"nvd_published_at": null,
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "### Summary\n\nA memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel\u0027s ORCA parser allowed an\nout-of-bounds write when reading a crafted input file.\n\n### Details\n\nThe flaw was in the `nAtoms` handling of the ORCA reader. A malformed\ninput caused the parser to write past the end of its destination\nbuffer.\n\n### Impact\n\nOpen Babel is a C++ library and CLI used to read and write chemistry\nfile formats; it is shipped by Linux distributions and embedded in\nservices that may parse untrusted input. Triggering this vulnerability\nrequires the victim to open a malicious ORCA file with the `obabel`\ntool, the `OBConversion` API, or any of the language bindings (Python,\nRuby, Java, R, Perl, C#, PHP).\n\n### Affected versions\n\nAll releases up to and including 3.1.1.\n\n### Patched version\n\n3.2.0 (released 2026-05-26).\n\n### Patch\n\nFix commit: https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel/commit/b239d06e\n\nA minimized reproducer for this CVE is checked in under\n`test/files/fuzz_regress/` and is exercised on every CI build under\nASAN+UBSAN by the `fuzzregresstest` harness.\n\n### Credit\n\nReported by Cisco TALOS.",
"id": "GHSA-rj4c-r689-cm87",
"modified": "2026-07-01T17:49:41Z",
"published": "2026-07-01T17:49:41Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel/security/advisories/GHSA-rj4c-r689-cm87"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46289"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel/commit/b239d06eb724bb684eea0040e9d87cf07072b081"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1665"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1665"
}
],
"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"
}
],
"summary": "Open Babel has out-of-bounds write in ORCA nAtoms parser"
}
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.
- 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
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.
- 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
Operation
Build and Compilation
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
Implementation
- 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
Operation
Build and Compilation
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
Operation
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
Implementation
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.