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.
16216 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-4HX3-PX5F-MCX4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-25 12:31 – Updated: 2026-07-27 06:30In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
HID: wacom: fix slab-out-of-bounds write in wacom_wac_queue_insert
wacom_wac_queue_insert() calls kfifo_skip() in a loop when the kfifo doesn't have enough space for the incoming report. If the kfifo is empty, kfifo_skip() reads stale data left in the kmalloc'd buffer via __kfifo_peek_n() and interprets it as a record length, advancing fifo->out by that garbage value. This corrupts the internal kfifo state, causing kfifo_unused() to return a value much larger than the actual buffer size, which bypasses __kfifo_in_r()'s guard:
if (len + recsize > kfifo_unused(fifo)) return 0;
kfifo_copy_in() then performs an out-of-bounds memcpy, writing up to 3842 bytes past the 256-byte buffer.
Add a !kfifo_is_empty() condition to the while loop so kfifo_skip() is never called on an empty fifo, and check the return value of kfifo_in() to reject reports that are too large for the fifo.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-64366"
],
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"CWE-787"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-25T10:17:19Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nHID: wacom: fix slab-out-of-bounds write in wacom_wac_queue_insert\n\nwacom_wac_queue_insert() calls kfifo_skip() in a loop when the kfifo\ndoesn\u0027t have enough space for the incoming report. If the kfifo is\nempty, kfifo_skip() reads stale data left in the kmalloc\u0027d buffer\nvia __kfifo_peek_n() and interprets it as a record length, advancing\nfifo-\u003eout by that garbage value. This corrupts the internal kfifo\nstate, causing kfifo_unused() to return a value much larger than the\nactual buffer size, which bypasses __kfifo_in_r()\u0027s guard:\n\n if (len + recsize \u003e kfifo_unused(fifo))\n return 0;\n\nkfifo_copy_in() then performs an out-of-bounds memcpy, writing up to\n3842 bytes past the 256-byte buffer.\n\nAdd a !kfifo_is_empty() condition to the while loop so kfifo_skip()\nis never called on an empty fifo, and check the return value of\nkfifo_in() to reject reports that are too large for the fifo.",
"id": "GHSA-4hx3-px5f-mcx4",
"modified": "2026-07-27T06:30:34Z",
"published": "2026-07-25T12:31:33Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64366"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57bdd10ad50d68341f500a7b330f0d8949e510ec"
},
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b3014ec0e9a390ca563030b2d7689921f0daef5"
},
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca899a926c11a59211b764b0155d9a1cdcc32b81"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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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-4HXP-5WXW-83F8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-11-22 21:32 – Updated: 2024-11-22 21:32IrfanView DXF File Parsing Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of IrfanView. 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 memory corruption condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-24595.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-11522"
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-119",
"CWE-787"
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-11-22T21:15:10Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "IrfanView DXF File Parsing Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of IrfanView. 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 DXF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a memory corruption condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-24595.",
"id": "GHSA-4hxp-5wxw-83f8",
"modified": "2024-11-22T21:32:17Z",
"published": "2024-11-22T21:32:17Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11522"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1590"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"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-4J25-P3VQ-P264
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:03 – Updated: 2022-08-06 00:00A flaw was found in the ZeroMQ server in versions before 4.3.3. This flaw allows a malicious client to cause a stack buffer overflow on the server by sending crafted topic subscription requests and then unsubscribing. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
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"CVE-2021-20236"
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"nvd_published_at": "2021-05-28T11:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
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"details": "A flaw was found in the ZeroMQ server in versions before 4.3.3. This flaw allows a malicious client to cause a stack buffer overflow on the server by sending crafted topic subscription requests and then unsubscribing. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.",
"id": "GHSA-4j25-p3vq-p264",
"modified": "2022-08-06T00:00:47Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:03:38Z",
"references": [
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/zeromq/libzmq/security/advisories/GHSA-qq65-x72m-9wr8"
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20236"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1921976"
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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"
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]
}
GHSA-4J2G-7WXJ-73HG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:49 – Updated: 2023-03-02 18:30In WebAccess/SCADA, Versions 8.3.5 and prior, multiple stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities are caused by a lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow remote code execution.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-10991"
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"nvd_published_at": "2019-06-28T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
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"details": "In WebAccess/SCADA, Versions 8.3.5 and prior, multiple stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities are caused by a lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow remote code execution.",
"id": "GHSA-4j2g-7wxj-73hg",
"modified": "2023-03-02T18:30:32Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:49:00Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10991"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-19-178-05"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-586"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-588"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-589"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-592"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-594"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-619"
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"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-620"
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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"
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]
}
GHSA-4J2J-F7GX-6M22
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-12-20 00:30 – Updated: 2022-12-27 21:30pdftojson commit 94204bb was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the component Object::copy(Object*):Object.cc.
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"aliases": [
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"severity": "CRITICAL"
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"details": "pdftojson commit 94204bb was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the component Object::copy(Object*):Object.cc.",
"id": "GHSA-4j2j-f7gx-6m22",
"modified": "2022-12-27T21:30:21Z",
"published": "2022-12-20T00:30:29Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44108"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/ldenoue/pdftojson/issues/3"
},
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"url": "https://github.com/ldenoue/pdftojson"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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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-4J4H-7Q23-CQ2H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:58 – Updated: 2024-04-04 02:10IrfanView 4.53 allows a User Mode Write AV starting at WSQ!ReadWSQ+0x00000000000025b6.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-17248"
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"CWE-787"
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"nvd_published_at": "2019-10-08T12:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "IrfanView 4.53 allows a User Mode Write AV starting at WSQ!ReadWSQ+0x00000000000025b6.",
"id": "GHSA-4j4h-7q23-cq2h",
"modified": "2024-04-04T02:10:24Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:58:04Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17248"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/linhlhq/research/blob/master/README.md"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.irfanview.com/main_history.htm"
}
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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"
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]
}
GHSA-4J4Q-VM37-787X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-01 15:30 – Updated: 2026-06-01 18:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
crypto: ccp: Don't attempt to copy PDH cert to userspace if PSP command failed
When retrieving the PDH cert, don't attempt to copy the blobs to userspace if the firmware command failed. If the failure was due to an invalid length, i.e. the userspace buffer+length was too small, copying the number of bytes firmware requires will overflow the kernel-allocated buffer and leak data to userspace.
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in instrument_copy_to_user ../include/linux/instrumented.h:129 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in _inline_copy_to_user ../include/linux/uaccess.h:205 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in _copy_to_user+0x66/0xa0 ../lib/usercopy.c:26 Read of size 2084 at addr ffff8885c4ab8aa0 by task syz.0.186/21033
CPU: 51 UID: 0 PID: 21033 Comm: syz.0.186 Tainted: G U O 7.0.0-smp-DEV #28 PREEMPTLAZY Tainted: [U]=USER, [O]=OOT_MODULE Hardware name: Google, Inc. Arcadia_IT_80/Arcadia_IT_80, BIOS 34.84.12-0 11/17/2025 Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl+0xc5/0x110 ../lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_address_description ../mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline] print_report+0xbc/0x260 ../mm/kasan/report.c:482 kasan_report+0xa2/0xe0 ../mm/kasan/report.c:595 check_region_inline ../mm/kasan/generic.c:-1 [inline] kasan_check_range+0x264/0x2c0 ../mm/kasan/generic.c:200 instrument_copy_to_user ../include/linux/instrumented.h:129 [inline] _inline_copy_to_user ../include/linux/uaccess.h:205 [inline] _copy_to_user+0x66/0xa0 ../lib/usercopy.c:26 copy_to_user ../include/linux/uaccess.h:236 [inline] sev_ioctl_do_pdh_export+0x3d3/0x7c0 ../drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c:2347 sev_ioctl+0x2a2/0x490 ../drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c:2568 vfs_ioctl ../fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl ../fs/ioctl.c:597 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl+0x11d/0x1b0 ../fs/ioctl.c:583 do_syscall_x64 ../arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xe0/0x800 ../arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
WARN if the driver says the command succeeded, but the firmware error code says otherwise, as __sev_do_cmd_locked() is expected to return -EIO on any firwmware error.
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncrypto: ccp: Don\u0027t attempt to copy PDH cert to userspace if PSP command failed\n\nWhen retrieving the PDH cert, don\u0027t attempt to copy the blobs to userspace\nif the firmware command failed. If the failure was due to an invalid\nlength, i.e. the userspace buffer+length was too small, copying the number\nof bytes _firmware_ requires will overflow the kernel-allocated buffer and\nleak data to userspace.\n\n BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in instrument_copy_to_user ../include/linux/instrumented.h:129 [inline]\n BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in _inline_copy_to_user ../include/linux/uaccess.h:205 [inline]\n BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in _copy_to_user+0x66/0xa0 ../lib/usercopy.c:26\n Read of size 2084 at addr ffff8885c4ab8aa0 by task syz.0.186/21033\n\n CPU: 51 UID: 0 PID: 21033 Comm: syz.0.186 Tainted: G U O 7.0.0-smp-DEV #28 PREEMPTLAZY\n Tainted: [U]=USER, [O]=OOT_MODULE\n Hardware name: Google, Inc. Arcadia_IT_80/Arcadia_IT_80, BIOS 34.84.12-0 11/17/2025\n Call Trace:\n \u003cTASK\u003e\n dump_stack_lvl+0xc5/0x110 ../lib/dump_stack.c:120\n print_address_description ../mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline]\n print_report+0xbc/0x260 ../mm/kasan/report.c:482\n kasan_report+0xa2/0xe0 ../mm/kasan/report.c:595\n check_region_inline ../mm/kasan/generic.c:-1 [inline]\n kasan_check_range+0x264/0x2c0 ../mm/kasan/generic.c:200\n instrument_copy_to_user ../include/linux/instrumented.h:129 [inline]\n _inline_copy_to_user ../include/linux/uaccess.h:205 [inline]\n _copy_to_user+0x66/0xa0 ../lib/usercopy.c:26\n copy_to_user ../include/linux/uaccess.h:236 [inline]\n sev_ioctl_do_pdh_export+0x3d3/0x7c0 ../drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c:2347\n sev_ioctl+0x2a2/0x490 ../drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c:2568\n vfs_ioctl ../fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]\n __do_sys_ioctl ../fs/ioctl.c:597 [inline]\n __se_sys_ioctl+0x11d/0x1b0 ../fs/ioctl.c:583\n do_syscall_x64 ../arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]\n do_syscall_64+0xe0/0x800 ../arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e\n \u003c/TASK\u003e\n\nWARN if the driver says the command succeeded, but the firmware error code\nsays otherwise, as __sev_do_cmd_locked() is expected to return -EIO on any\nfirwmware error.",
"id": "GHSA-4j4q-vm37-787x",
"modified": "2026-06-01T18:31:28Z",
"published": "2026-05-01T15:30:32Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31698"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/051e51aa55fd4cdc3e8283cf4476aeeb5f563274"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25d9b3446001185484209cf57951f3368462b631"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50808c13452dae43a2c90b1bbbf9daa16501ce70"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78b97e43d0b3e674d9d49ae56937b11e2ba3fcaf"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/854d7846e1d29f32f1bbeb2e869e794df12067f6"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af67d35da744b6b678c7a0296d9c679658779829"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5c14bd4da1f376f385722fe1da993f1edab6472"
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-4J55-PJ83-32MC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:03 – Updated: 2022-06-29 00:00Stack overflow vulnerability in parse_plus_minus Cesanta MJS 1.20.1, allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted file.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-36372"
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"nvd_published_at": "2021-05-28T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Stack overflow vulnerability in parse_plus_minus Cesanta MJS 1.20.1, allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted file.",
"id": "GHSA-4j55-pj83-32mc",
"modified": "2022-06-29T00:00:33Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:03:35Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36372"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/cesanta/mjs/issues/136"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-4J5C-H5V2-VWP3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-01-11 00:30 – Updated: 2024-01-17 18:31The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-46721"
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"CWE-787"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-01-10T22:15:47Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.",
"id": "GHSA-4j5c-h5v2-vwp3",
"modified": "2024-01-17T18:31:35Z",
"published": "2024-01-11T00:30:24Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46721"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-4J64-QFQF-JJGR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:18 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:30vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-3872"
],
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122",
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
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"nvd_published_at": "2021-10-19T13:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow",
"id": "GHSA-4j64-qfqf-jjgr",
"modified": "2025-11-03T21:30:34Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:18:01Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3872"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/826bfe4bbd7594188e3d74d2539d9707b1c6a14b"
},
{
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"url": "https://huntr.dev/bounties/c958013b-1c09-4939-92ca-92f50aa169e8"
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{
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"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00018.html"
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"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00023.html"
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{
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"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32"
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"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",
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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.