CWE-119
DiscouragedImproper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Abstraction: Class · Status: Stable
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
17492 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-MJRX-98X2-X4RG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-01 18:31 – Updated: 2022-05-01 18:31Buffer overflow in NetSupport Manager (NSM) Client 10.00 and 10.20, and NetSupport School Student (NSS) 9.00, allows remote NSM servers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted data in the configuration exchange phase of an initial connection setup. NOTE: a vendor statement, which is too vague to be sure that it is for this particular issue, says that only a denial of service is possible.
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"nvd_published_at": "2007-10-06T17:17:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Buffer overflow in NetSupport Manager (NSM) Client 10.00 and 10.20, and NetSupport School Student (NSS) 9.00, allows remote NSM servers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted data in the configuration exchange phase of an initial connection setup. NOTE: a vendor statement, which is too vague to be sure that it is for this particular issue, says that only a denial of service is possible.",
"id": "GHSA-mjrx-98x2-x4rg",
"modified": "2022-05-01T18:31:30Z",
"published": "2022-05-01T18:31:30Z",
"references": [
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5252"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36963"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/27082"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3198"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.netsupportsoftware.com/support/td.asp?td=545\u0026Site=nsltd\u0026Lang="
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481537/100/0/threaded"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25932"
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"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018774"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
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GHSA-MJW9-984C-83G9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:37 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:37A "Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability" exists in Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player for Advanced Recording Format (ARF) and WebEx Recording Format (WRF) files. A remote attacker could exploit this by providing a user with a malicious ARF or WRF file via email or URL and convincing the user to launch the file. Exploitation of this could cause an affected player to crash and, in some cases, could allow arbitrary code execution on the system of a targeted user. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf57234, CSCvg54868, CSCvg54870.
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"nvd_published_at": "2017-11-30T09:29:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
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"details": "A \"Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability\" exists in Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player for Advanced Recording Format (ARF) and WebEx Recording Format (WRF) files. A remote attacker could exploit this by providing a user with a malicious ARF or WRF file via email or URL and convincing the user to launch the file. Exploitation of this could cause an affected player to crash and, in some cases, could allow arbitrary code execution on the system of a targeted user. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf57234, CSCvg54868, CSCvg54870.",
"id": "GHSA-mjw9-984c-83g9",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:37:47Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:37:47Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12372"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171129-webex-players"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102017"
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"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039895"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-MJX2-M65R-G7XC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:54 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:31The ISO CLNS parser in tcpdump before 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in addrtoname.c:lookup_nsap().
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"nvd_published_at": "2017-01-28T01:59:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
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"details": "The ISO CLNS parser in tcpdump before 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in addrtoname.c:lookup_nsap().",
"id": "GHSA-mjx2-m65r-g7xc",
"modified": "2025-04-20T03:31:57Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T03:54:02Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5485"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1871"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-30"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40lists.debian.org/msg1494526.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org/msg1494526.html"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3775"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95852"
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"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037755"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-MJXH-CJ32-JQ8F
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 02:27 – Updated: 2022-05-14 02:27Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6081.
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"nvd_published_at": "2015-11-11T11:59:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka \"Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability,\" a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6081.",
"id": "GHSA-mjxh-cj32-jq8f",
"modified": "2022-05-14T02:27:12Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T02:27:12Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6069"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-112"
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"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034112"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
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GHSA-MM2C-HGW7-WWR5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 01:18 – Updated: 2025-04-12 13:02Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.17, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30198, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.017.20050 on Windows and OS X allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4191, CVE-2016-4192, CVE-2016-4193, CVE-2016-4194, CVE-2016-4195, CVE-2016-4196, CVE-2016-4197, CVE-2016-4198, CVE-2016-4199, CVE-2016-4200, CVE-2016-4201, CVE-2016-4202, CVE-2016-4203, CVE-2016-4204, CVE-2016-4205, CVE-2016-4206, CVE-2016-4207, CVE-2016-4211, CVE-2016-4212, CVE-2016-4213, CVE-2016-4214, CVE-2016-4250, CVE-2016-4251, CVE-2016-4252, and CVE-2016-4254.
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"nvd_published_at": "2016-07-13T02:00:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
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"details": "Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.17, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30198, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.017.20050 on Windows and OS X allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4191, CVE-2016-4192, CVE-2016-4193, CVE-2016-4194, CVE-2016-4195, CVE-2016-4196, CVE-2016-4197, CVE-2016-4198, CVE-2016-4199, CVE-2016-4200, CVE-2016-4201, CVE-2016-4202, CVE-2016-4203, CVE-2016-4204, CVE-2016-4205, CVE-2016-4206, CVE-2016-4207, CVE-2016-4211, CVE-2016-4212, CVE-2016-4213, CVE-2016-4214, CVE-2016-4250, CVE-2016-4251, CVE-2016-4252, and CVE-2016-4254.",
"id": "GHSA-mm2c-hgw7-wwr5",
"modified": "2025-04-12T13:02:11Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T01:18:09Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4208"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.html"
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"url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40098"
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"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91716"
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"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036281"
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GHSA-MM2V-P2CV-QGM2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:31 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:31An issue was discovered in QEMU through 5.1.0. An out-of-bounds memory access was found in the ATI VGA device implementation. This flaw occurs in the ati_2d_blt() routine in hw/display/ati_2d.c while handling MMIO write operations through the ati_mm_write() callback. A malicious guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service.
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"nvd_published_at": "2020-10-16T06:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "An issue was discovered in QEMU through 5.1.0. An out-of-bounds memory access was found in the ATI VGA device implementation. This flaw occurs in the ati_2d_blt() routine in hw/display/ati_2d.c while handling MMIO write operations through the ati_mm_write() callback. A malicious guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service.",
"id": "GHSA-mm2v-p2cv-qgm2",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:31:03Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:31:03Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24352"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1847584"
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"url": "https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git"
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"url": "https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commitdiff;h=ca1f9cbfdce4d63b10d57de80fef89a89d92a540;hp=2ddafce7f797082ad216657c830afd4546f16e37"
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"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201123-0003"
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GHSA-MM35-FWQ5-V845
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 04:00 – Updated: 2022-05-14 04:00The asn1_d2i_read_bio function in crypto/asn1/a_d2i_fp.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.8v, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0i, and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1a does not properly interpret integer data, which allows remote attackers to conduct buffer overflow attacks, and cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact, via crafted DER data, as demonstrated by an X.509 certificate or an RSA public key.
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"nvd_published_at": "2012-04-19T17:55:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "The asn1_d2i_read_bio function in crypto/asn1/a_d2i_fp.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.8v, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0i, and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1a does not properly interpret integer data, which allows remote attackers to conduct buffer overflow attacks, and cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact, via crafted DER data, as demonstrated by an X.509 certificate or an RSA public key.",
"id": "GHSA-mm35-fwq5-v845",
"modified": "2022-05-14T04:00:05Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T04:00:05Z",
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2110"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03839862"
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"url": "https://kb.juniper.net/KB27376"
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"url": "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-04/0209.html"
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"url": "http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=22431"
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"url": "http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=22434"
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"url": "http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=22439"
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"url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html"
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"url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079149.html"
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"url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079299.html"
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"url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080176.html"
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"url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092905.html"
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"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00014.html"
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"url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=133728068926468\u0026w=2"
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"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/48847"
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"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/48895"
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"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/48899"
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"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/57353"
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GHSA-MM3G-858W-G8P8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-22 21:31 – Updated: 2025-07-23 18:30Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 140 and Thunderbird 140. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 141 and Thunderbird < 141.
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-07-22T21:15:51Z",
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"details": "Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 140 and Thunderbird 140. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox \u003c 141 and Thunderbird \u003c 141.",
"id": "GHSA-mm3g-858w-g8p8",
"modified": "2025-07-23T18:30:36Z",
"published": "2025-07-22T21:31:15Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8044"
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"url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1933572%2C1971116"
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"url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-56"
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"url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-61"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-MM3V-HFHM-86PR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 00:50 – Updated: 2022-05-17 00:50STDU Viewer 1.6.375 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted .xps file, related to a "User Mode Write AV starting at Unknown Symbol @ 0x00000000039d76c4 called from Unknown Symbol @ 0x0000000000049d2c."
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"nvd_published_at": "2017-09-18T17:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "STDU Viewer 1.6.375 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted .xps file, related to a \"User Mode Write AV starting at Unknown Symbol @ 0x00000000039d76c4 called from Unknown Symbol @ 0x0000000000049d2c.\"",
"id": "GHSA-mm3v-hfhm-86pr",
"modified": "2022-05-17T00:50:39Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T00:50:39Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14566"
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"url": "https://github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-14566"
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}
GHSA-MM43-PQGM-Q482
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 05:06 – Updated: 2022-05-17 05:06Heap-based buffer overflow in the utility program in the Linux agent in Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 before 2010 R3 SP3 and 2012 before SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (agent crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2013-4575"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-119"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2013-08-05T13:22:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Heap-based buffer overflow in the utility program in the Linux agent in Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 before 2010 R3 SP3 and 2012 before SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (agent crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.",
"id": "GHSA-mm43-pqgm-q482",
"modified": "2022-05-17T05:06:05Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T05:06:05Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4575"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://osvdb.org/95938"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61485"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory\u0026pvid=security_advisory\u0026year=\u0026suid=20130801_00"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
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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.
CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the adversary finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers
Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an adversary. As a consequence, an adversary is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the adversaries' choice.
CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation
An adversary manipulates an application's interaction with a buffer in an attempt to read or modify data they shouldn't have access to. Buffer attacks are distinguished in that it is the buffer space itself that is the target of the attack rather than any code responsible for interpreting the content of the buffer. In virtually all buffer attacks the content that is placed in the buffer is immaterial. Instead, most buffer attacks involve retrieving or providing more input than can be stored in the allocated buffer, resulting in the reading or overwriting of other unintended program memory.
CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service. This hostile service is created to deliver the correct content to the client software. For example, if the client-side application is a browser, the service will host a webpage that the browser loads.
CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion
An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.
CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File
An attack of this type exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in the handling of binary resources. Binary resources may include music files like MP3, image files like JPEG files, and any other binary file. These attacks may pass unnoticed to the client machine through normal usage of files, such as a browser loading a seemingly innocent JPEG file. This can allow the adversary access to the execution stack and execute arbitrary code in the target process.
CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links
This type of attack leverages the use of symbolic links to cause buffer overflows. An adversary can try to create or manipulate a symbolic link file such that its contents result in out of bounds data. When the target software processes the symbolic link file, it could potentially overflow internal buffers with insufficient bounds checking.
CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags
This type of attack leverages the use of tags or variables from a formatted configuration data to cause buffer overflow. The adversary crafts a malicious HTML page or configuration file that includes oversized strings, thus causing an overflow.
CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion
In this attack, the target software is given input that the adversary knows will be modified and expanded in size during processing. This attack relies on the target software failing to anticipate that the expanded data may exceed some internal limit, thereby creating a buffer overflow.
CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call
This attack targets libraries or shared code modules which are vulnerable to buffer overflow attacks. An adversary who has knowledge of known vulnerable libraries or shared code can easily target software that makes use of these libraries. All clients that make use of the code library thus become vulnerable by association. This has a very broad effect on security across a system, usually affecting more than one software process.
CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities
This attack targets command-line utilities available in a number of shells. An adversary can leverage a vulnerability found in a command-line utility to escalate privilege to root.