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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17047 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-V57M-CH52-FR59
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-17 21:30 – Updated: 2025-09-17 21:30Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt VC6 File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of VC6 files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated data structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-25944.
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"CVE-2025-7990"
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-09-17T21:15:40Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt VC6 File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the parsing of VC6 files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated data structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-25944.",
"id": "GHSA-v57m-ch52-fr59",
"modified": "2025-09-17T21:30:43Z",
"published": "2025-09-17T21:30:43Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-7990"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-638"
}
],
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-V586-4XH5-67MM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:04 – Updated: 2022-10-08 00:00SAP Internet Graphics Service, versions - 7.20,7.20EXT,7.53,7.20_EX2,7.81, allows an unauthenticated attacker after retrieving an existing system state value can submit a malicious IGS request over a network which due to insufficient input validation in method IgsData::freeMemory() which will trigger an internal memory corruption error in the system causing the system to crash and rendering it unavailable. In this attack, no data in the system can be viewed or modified.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-27625"
],
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-20",
"CWE-787"
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"nvd_published_at": "2021-06-09T14:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "SAP Internet Graphics Service, versions - 7.20,7.20EXT,7.53,7.20_EX2,7.81, allows an unauthenticated attacker after retrieving an existing system state value can submit a malicious IGS request over a network which due to insufficient input validation in method IgsData::freeMemory() which will trigger an internal memory corruption error in the system causing the system to crash and rendering it unavailable. In this attack, no data in the system can be viewed or modified.",
"id": "GHSA-v586-4xh5-67mm",
"modified": "2022-10-08T00:00:30Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:04:38Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27625"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3021050"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=578125999"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164598/SAP-NetWeaver-ABAP-IGS-Memory-Corruption.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/31"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-V59V-952X-H9HM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:16 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:16A Stack-based Buffer Overflow issue was discovered in Delta Electronics Delta Industrial Automation DOPSoft, Version 4.00.01 or prior. Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities caused by processing specially crafted .dop or .dpb files may allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-5476"
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"CWE-787"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-03-15T23:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A Stack-based Buffer Overflow issue was discovered in Delta Electronics Delta Industrial Automation DOPSoft, Version 4.00.01 or prior. Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities caused by processing specially crafted .dop or .dpb files may allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code.",
"id": "GHSA-v59v-952x-h9hm",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:16:13Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:16:13Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5476"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-060-03"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103195"
}
],
"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-V5C4-XFXJ-8X84
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:46 – Updated: 2024-04-04 00:50The CalDAV feature in httpd in Cyrus IMAP 2.5.x through 2.5.12 and 3.0.x through 3.0.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP PUT operation for an event with a long iCalendar property name.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-11356"
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-119",
"CWE-787"
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"github_reviewed": false,
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"nvd_published_at": "2019-06-03T20:29:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "The CalDAV feature in httpd in Cyrus IMAP 2.5.x through 2.5.12 and 3.0.x through 3.0.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP PUT operation for an event with a long iCalendar property name.",
"id": "GHSA-v5c4-xfxj-8x84",
"modified": "2024-04-04T00:50:48Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:46:59Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11356"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1771"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IGO43JS7IFDNITHXOOHOP6JHRKRDIYY6"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PICSZDC3UGEUZ27VXGGM6OFI67D3KKLZ"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IGO43JS7IFDNITHXOOHOP6JHRKRDIYY6"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PICSZDC3UGEUZ27VXGGM6OFI67D3KKLZ"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/9"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4566-1"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cyrusimap.org/imap/download/release-notes/2.5/index.html"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cyrusimap.org/imap/download/release-notes/2.5/x/2.5.13.html"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cyrusimap.org/imap/download/release-notes/3.0/index.html"
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"url": "https://www.cyrusimap.org/imap/download/release-notes/3.0/x/3.0.10.html"
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"url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4458"
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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-V5CF-8VGJ-92RR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:06 – Updated: 2023-10-03 15:30This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of OpenText Brava! Desktop 16.6.3.84. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of DXF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-13309.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-31509"
],
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-787"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-06-29T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of OpenText Brava! Desktop 16.6.3.84. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of DXF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-13309.",
"id": "GHSA-v5cf-8vgj-92rr",
"modified": "2023-10-03T15:30:27Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:06:31Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31509"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-2032/product_id-96672/Opentext-Brava-Desktop.html?page=1\u0026opec=1\u0026order=1\u0026trc=35\u0026sha=37f4ed0596f8ccacca7d571f22a38c97b0f19f4c"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.opentext.com/products/brava"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-687"
}
],
"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-V5F6-RPXQ-XVG8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-11-07 21:30 – Updated: 2023-11-07 21:30A design flaw was found in Samba's DirSync control implementation, which exposes passwords and secrets in Active Directory to privileged users and Read-Only Domain Controllers (RODCs). This flaw allows RODCs and users possessing the GET_CHANGES right to access all attributes, including sensitive secrets and passwords. Even in a default setup, RODC DC accounts, which should only replicate some passwords, can gain access to all domain secrets, including the vital krbtgt, effectively eliminating the RODC / DC distinction. Furthermore, the vulnerability fails to account for error conditions (fail open), like out-of-memory situations, potentially granting access to secret attributes, even under low-privileged attacker influence.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-4154"
],
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"CWE-200",
"CWE-787"
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"github_reviewed": false,
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-11-07T20:15:08Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A design flaw was found in Samba\u0027s DirSync control implementation, which exposes passwords and secrets in Active Directory to privileged users and Read-Only Domain Controllers (RODCs). This flaw allows RODCs and users possessing the GET_CHANGES right to access all attributes, including sensitive secrets and passwords. Even in a default setup, RODC DC accounts, which should only replicate some passwords, can gain access to all domain secrets, including the vital krbtgt, effectively eliminating the RODC / DC distinction. Furthermore, the vulnerability fails to account for error conditions (fail open), like out-of-memory situations, potentially granting access to secret attributes, even under low-privileged attacker influence.",
"id": "GHSA-v5f6-rpxq-xvg8",
"modified": "2023-11-07T21:30:24Z",
"published": "2023-11-07T21:30:24Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4154"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4154"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2241883"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15424"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231124-0002"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2023-4154.html"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-V5FC-CQRV-W647
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-06 09:31 – Updated: 2025-05-06 09:31Memory corruption may occur when invoking IOCTL calls from userspace to the camera kernel driver to dump request information, due to a missing memory requirement check.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-45579"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-20",
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-05-06T09:15:20Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Memory corruption may occur when invoking IOCTL calls from userspace to the camera kernel driver to dump request information, due to a missing memory requirement check.",
"id": "GHSA-v5fc-cqrv-w647",
"modified": "2025-05-06T09:31:33Z",
"published": "2025-05-06T09:31:33Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45579"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/may-2025-bulletin.html"
}
],
"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-V5FG-WC2F-7H9H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-25 12:31 – Updated: 2026-09-08 15:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
smb: client: Fix next buffer leak in receive_encrypted_standard()
receive_encrypted_standard() allocates next_buffer before checking whether the number of compound PDUs already reached MAX_COMPOUND. If the limit check fails, the function returns immediately and the newly allocated next_buffer is not assigned to server->smallbuf/server->bigbuf, making it leaked.
Move the MAX_COMPOUND check before allocating next_buffer.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-64381"
],
"database_specific": {
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-25T10:17:21Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsmb: client: Fix next buffer leak in receive_encrypted_standard()\n\nreceive_encrypted_standard() allocates next_buffer before checking\nwhether the number of compound PDUs already reached MAX_COMPOUND. If\nthe limit check fails, the function returns immediately and the newly\nallocated next_buffer is not assigned to server-\u003esmallbuf/server-\u003ebigbuf,\nmaking it leaked.\n\nMove the MAX_COMPOUND check before allocating next_buffer.",
"id": "GHSA-v5fg-wc2f-7h9h",
"modified": "2026-09-08T15:31:28Z",
"published": "2026-07-25T12:31:33Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64381"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07e0ab81df1790afa35732a4e8e07ff831b29008"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c6267a1d5cf4c73b656f8181b310cbbb3e4767b"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/297243e365fc9fe2f8e9b7dd535a65d922cd108b"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67097772df7791c53d608f04bd31c676ccf79b83"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68fc0b6cc03ca58060c0f36454e169f5fe258974"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-V5FR-G2CW-6C7V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-21 15:33 – Updated: 2026-03-21 15:33Lyric Maker 2.0.1.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the Title field. Attackers can paste a 5000-byte buffer into the Title input field and save the file to trigger a denial of service condition.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-25561"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-03-21T13:16:19Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Lyric Maker 2.0.1.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the Title field. Attackers can paste a 5000-byte buffer into the Title input field and save the file to trigger a denial of service condition.",
"id": "GHSA-v5fr-g2cw-6c7v",
"modified": "2026-03-21T15:33:23Z",
"published": "2026-03-21T15:33:23Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25561"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46817"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/lyric-maker-denial-of-service-via-buffer-overflow"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.jetaudio.com"
}
],
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/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-V5FW-Q4PF-8P2H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-21 21:30 – Updated: 2026-07-01 17:50Duplicate Advisory
This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-jg3h-pv7c-4f9c. This link is maintained to preserve external references.
Original Description
Multiple out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities exist in the translationVectors parsing functionality in multiple supported formats of Open Babel 3.1.1 and master commit 530dbfa3. A specially-crafted malformed file can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.This vulnerability affects the MSI file format
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "openbabel"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "3.2.0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-119",
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-07-01T17:50:45Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2023-07-21T21:15:10Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "## Duplicate Advisory\nThis advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-jg3h-pv7c-4f9c. This link is maintained to preserve external references.\n\n## Original Description\nMultiple out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities exist in the translationVectors parsing functionality in multiple supported formats of Open Babel 3.1.1 and master commit 530dbfa3. A specially-crafted malformed file can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.This vulnerability affects the MSI file format",
"id": "GHSA-v5fw-q4pf-8p2h",
"modified": "2026-07-01T17:50:45Z",
"published": "2023-07-21T21:30:32Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46291"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1666"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1666"
}
],
"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"
}
],
"summary": "Duplicate Advisory: Open Babel has out-of-bounds write in Gaussian translationVectors[]",
"withdrawn": "2026-07-01T17:50:45Z"
}
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.