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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16909 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-P6HQ-6VGX-547F
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-22 09:31 – Updated: 2025-09-23 21:30In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ocfs2: mount fails with buffer overflow in strlen
Starting with kernel 5.11 built with CONFIG_FORTIFY_SOURCE mouting an ocfs2 filesystem with either o2cb or pcmk cluster stack fails with the trace below. Problem seems to be that strings for cluster stack and cluster name are not guaranteed to be null terminated in the disk representation, while strlcpy assumes that the source string is always null terminated. This causes a read outside of the source string triggering the buffer overflow detection.
detected buffer overflow in strlen ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at lib/string.c:1149! invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI CPU: 1 PID: 910 Comm: mount.ocfs2 Not tainted 5.14.0-1-amd64 #1 Debian 5.14.6-2 RIP: 0010:fortify_panic+0xf/0x11 ... Call Trace: ocfs2_initialize_super.isra.0.cold+0xc/0x18 [ocfs2] ocfs2_fill_super+0x359/0x19b0 [ocfs2] mount_bdev+0x185/0x1b0 legacy_get_tree+0x27/0x40 vfs_get_tree+0x25/0xb0 path_mount+0x454/0xa20 __x64_sys_mount+0x103/0x140 do_syscall_64+0x3b/0xc0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nocfs2: mount fails with buffer overflow in strlen\n\nStarting with kernel 5.11 built with CONFIG_FORTIFY_SOURCE mouting an\nocfs2 filesystem with either o2cb or pcmk cluster stack fails with the\ntrace below. Problem seems to be that strings for cluster stack and\ncluster name are not guaranteed to be null terminated in the disk\nrepresentation, while strlcpy assumes that the source string is always\nnull terminated. This causes a read outside of the source string\ntriggering the buffer overflow detection.\n\n detected buffer overflow in strlen\n ------------[ cut here ]------------\n kernel BUG at lib/string.c:1149!\n invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI\n CPU: 1 PID: 910 Comm: mount.ocfs2 Not tainted 5.14.0-1-amd64 #1\n Debian 5.14.6-2\n RIP: 0010:fortify_panic+0xf/0x11\n ...\n Call Trace:\n ocfs2_initialize_super.isra.0.cold+0xc/0x18 [ocfs2]\n ocfs2_fill_super+0x359/0x19b0 [ocfs2]\n mount_bdev+0x185/0x1b0\n legacy_get_tree+0x27/0x40\n vfs_get_tree+0x25/0xb0\n path_mount+0x454/0xa20\n __x64_sys_mount+0x103/0x140\n do_syscall_64+0x3b/0xc0\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae",
"id": "GHSA-p6hq-6vgx-547f",
"modified": "2025-09-23T21:30:53Z",
"published": "2024-05-22T09:31:45Z",
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e677ea5b7396f715a76b6b0ef441430e4c4b57f"
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GHSA-P6HR-4MFW-6R4J
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-02-09 00:00 – Updated: 2022-02-09 00:00Tenda routers G1 and G3 v15.11.0.17(9502)_CN were discovered to contain a stack overflow in the function formAddDhcpBindRule. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via the addDhcpRules parameter.
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"nvd_published_at": "2022-02-04T02:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Tenda routers G1 and G3 v15.11.0.17(9502)_CN were discovered to contain a stack overflow in the function formAddDhcpBindRule. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via the addDhcpRules parameter.",
"id": "GHSA-p6hr-4mfw-6r4j",
"modified": "2022-02-09T00:00:38Z",
"published": "2022-02-09T00:00:38Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24172"
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"url": "https://github.com/pjqwudi/my_vuln/blob/main/Tenda/vuln_43/43.md"
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GHSA-P6JF-PV8C-623C
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-04-13 15:30 – Updated: 2025-10-16 15:30A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered in Perl.
When there are non-ASCII bytes in the left-hand-side of the tr operator, S_do_trans_invmap can overflow the destination pointer d.
$ perl -e '$_ = "\x{FF}" x 1000000; tr/\xFF/\x{100}/;' Segmentation fault (core dumped)
It is believed that this vulnerability can enable Denial of Service and possibly Code Execution attacks on platforms that lack sufficient defenses.
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"details": "A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered in Perl. \n\nWhen there are non-ASCII bytes in the left-hand-side of the `tr` operator, `S_do_trans_invmap` can overflow the destination pointer `d`.\n\n\u00a0 \u00a0$ perl -e \u0027$_ = \"\\x{FF}\" x 1000000; tr/\\xFF/\\x{100}/;\u0027 \n\u00a0 \u00a0Segmentation fault (core dumped)\n\nIt is believed that this vulnerability can enable Denial of Service and possibly Code Execution attacks on platforms that lack sufficient defenses.",
"id": "GHSA-p6jf-pv8c-623c",
"modified": "2025-10-16T15:30:26Z",
"published": "2025-04-13T15:30:21Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56406"
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"url": "https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/87f42aa0e0096e9a346c9672aa3a0bd3bef8c1dd.patch"
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"url": "https://metacpan.org/release/SHAY/perl-5.38.4/changes"
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"url": "https://metacpan.org/release/SHAY/perl-5.40.2/changes"
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"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/13/3"
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GHSA-P6QQ-G625-PR6V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:39 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:39An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the NVIDIA I2C HID 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 and Kernel 3.18. Android ID: A-33040280. References: N-CVE-2017-0325.
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"details": "An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the NVIDIA I2C HID 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 and Kernel 3.18. Android ID: A-33040280. References: N-CVE-2017-0325.",
"id": "GHSA-p6qq-g625-pr6v",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:39:54Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:39:54Z",
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"url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01.html"
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"url": "http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561"
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"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97350"
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"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201"
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GHSA-P6QV-283H-5Q8C
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:17 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:17Advantech WebAccess 8.3.1 and earlier has several stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities that have been identified, which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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"nvd_published_at": "2018-10-23T20:29:00Z",
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"details": "Advantech WebAccess 8.3.1 and earlier has several stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities that have been identified, which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.",
"id": "GHSA-p6qv-283h-5q8c",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:17:53Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:17:53Z",
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"url": "https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-296-01,"
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"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105728"
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GHSA-P6RW-GVVH-Q8V4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-01-31 15:30 – Updated: 2026-05-12 12:31A heap-based buffer overflow was found in the __vsyslog_internal function of the glibc library. This function is called by the syslog and vsyslog functions. This issue occurs when the openlog function was not called, or called with the ident argument set to NULL, and the program name (the basename of argv[0]) is bigger than 1024 bytes, resulting in an application crash or local privilege escalation. This issue affects glibc 2.36 and newer.
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"details": "A heap-based buffer overflow was found in the __vsyslog_internal function of the glibc library. This function is called by the syslog and vsyslog functions. This issue occurs when the openlog function was not called, or called with the ident argument set to NULL, and the program name (the basename of argv[0]) is bigger than 1024 bytes, resulting in an application crash or local privilege escalation. This issue affects glibc 2.36 and newer.",
"id": "GHSA-p6rw-gvvh-q8v4",
"modified": "2026-05-12T12:31:34Z",
"published": "2024-01-31T15:30:20Z",
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"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6246"
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"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2249053"
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"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html"
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"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/D2FIH77VHY3KCRROCXOT6L27WMZXSJ2G"
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"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-01"
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"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240216-0007"
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"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176931/glibc-qsort-Out-Of-Bounds-Read-Write.html"
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"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176932/glibc-syslog-Heap-Based-Buffer-Overflow.html"
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GHSA-P6VW-3CW7-J5M5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-09-08 00:00 – Updated: 2022-09-11 00:00Tenda AC18 router v15.03.05.19 and v15.03.05.05 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the time parameter at /goform/PowerSaveSet.
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"id": "GHSA-p6vw-3cw7-j5m5",
"modified": "2022-09-11T00:00:31Z",
"published": "2022-09-08T00:00:29Z",
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GHSA-P6WJ-MF6Q-H2QC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-11-22 15:30 – Updated: 2025-04-29 06:30Netgear R7000P V1.3.1.64 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow in /usr/sbin/httpd via parameter wan_dns1_pri.
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"details": "Netgear R7000P V1.3.1.64 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow in /usr/sbin/httpd via parameter wan_dns1_pri.",
"id": "GHSA-p6wj-mf6q-h2qc",
"modified": "2025-04-29T06:30:34Z",
"published": "2022-11-22T15:30:26Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44186"
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"url": "https://github.com/RobinWang825/IoT_vuln/tree/main/Netgear/R7000P/4"
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"url": "https://www.netgear.com/about/security"
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GHSA-P724-HCMR-XF8C
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:38 – Updated: 2022-07-29 00:00A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE X-200 switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants) (All versions), SCALANCE X-200IRT switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants) (All versions). The web server of the affected devices contains a vulnerability that may lead to a buffer overflow condition. An attacker could cause this condition on the webserver by sending a specially crafted request. The webserver could stop and not recover anymore.
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"nvd_published_at": "2021-01-12T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
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"details": "A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE X-200 switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants) (All versions), SCALANCE X-200IRT switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants) (All versions). The web server of the affected devices contains a vulnerability that may lead to a buffer overflow condition. An attacker could cause this condition on the webserver by sending a specially crafted request. The webserver could stop and not recover anymore.",
"id": "GHSA-p724-hcmr-xf8c",
"modified": "2022-07-29T00:00:24Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:38:31Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25226"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-139628.pdf"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
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}
GHSA-P729-4H92-QHMM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-25 18:31 – Updated: 2026-08-25 18:31Substance3D - Designer 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-2026-48426"
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"CWE-787"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-25T18:17:54Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"id": "GHSA-p729-4h92-qhmm",
"modified": "2026-08-25T18:31:58Z",
"published": "2026-08-25T18:31:58Z",
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48426"
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"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/substance3d_designer/apsb26-115.html"
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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.