Common Weakness Enumeration
CWE-122
AllowedHeap-based Buffer Overflow
Abstraction: Variant · Status: Draft
A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
5247 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-V6P2-MJH5-MVPM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-02 18:31 – Updated: 2026-08-19 21:30
VLAI
Details
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was identified in TP-Link Tapo C520WS v2.6 in the HTTP POST body parsing logic due to missing validation of remaining buffer capacity after dynamic allocation, due to insufficient boundary validation when handling externally supplied HTTP input. An attacker on the same network segment could trigger heap memory corruption conditions by sending crafted payloads that cause write operations beyond allocated buffer boundaries. Successful exploitation causes a Denial-of-Service (DoS) condition, causing the device’s process to crash or become unresponsive.
Severity
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-34118"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-04-02T18:16:28Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was identified in TP-Link Tapo C520WS v2.6\u00a0in the HTTP POST body parsing logic due to missing validation of remaining buffer capacity after dynamic allocation, due to\u00a0insufficient boundary validation when handling externally supplied HTTP input.\u00a0\u00a0An attacker\non the same network segment could trigger heap memory corruption conditions by\nsending crafted payloads that cause write operations beyond allocated buffer\nboundaries.\u00a0 Successful exploitation\ncauses a Denial-of-Service (DoS) condition, causing the device\u2019s process to\ncrash or become unresponsive.",
"id": "GHSA-v6p2-mjh5-mvpm",
"modified": "2026-08-19T21:30:23Z",
"published": "2026-04-02T18:31:38Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34118"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/tapo-c100/v5/#Firmware-Release-Notes"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/tapo-c520ws/#Firmware-Release-Notes"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/tapo-c100/v5/#Firmware-Release-Notes"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/tapo-c101/v5/#Firmware-Release-Notes"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/tapo-c520ws/#Firmware-Release-Notes"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/5047"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:A/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-V6RF-8Q4R-R495
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-24 18:31 – Updated: 2026-07-24 18:31
VLAI
Details
libssh2 through 1.11.1, fixed in commit 42e33d8, contains a pre-authentication heap buffer overflow vulnerability that allows a malicious SSH server to corrupt heap metadata in any connecting client by sending a packet with a packet_length smaller than the cipher's block size during Encrypt-then-MAC cipher negotiation. In the fullpacket() function in src/transport.c, the ETM path allocates a buffer of packet_length bytes but copies blocksize minus one bytes via memcpy, causing an overflow that on 32-bit glibc writes attacker-controlled bytes into an adjacent chunk's SIZE field, enabling tcache bin confusion, overlapping live objects, and function pointer overwrite during the session handshake before authentication.
Severity
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-66035"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-24T17:17:35Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "libssh2 through 1.11.1, fixed in commit 42e33d8, contains a pre-authentication heap buffer overflow vulnerability that allows a malicious SSH server to corrupt heap metadata in any connecting client by sending a packet with a packet_length smaller than the cipher\u0027s block size during Encrypt-then-MAC cipher negotiation. In the fullpacket() function in src/transport.c, the ETM path allocates a buffer of packet_length bytes but copies blocksize minus one bytes via memcpy, causing an overflow that on 32-bit glibc writes attacker-controlled bytes into an adjacent chunk\u0027s SIZE field, enabling tcache bin confusion, overlapping live objects, and function pointer overwrite during the session handshake before authentication.",
"id": "GHSA-v6rf-8q4r-r495",
"modified": "2026-07-24T18:31:30Z",
"published": "2026-07-24T18:31:30Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-66035"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/libssh2/libssh2/pull/2198"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/libssh2/libssh2/commit/42e33d81577ed4b95d4b4f6f845e5ee8efe5eeb4"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libssh2-heap-buffer-overflow-via-etm-cipher-negotiation"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/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-V6W6-862C-C8MM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-07 09:31 – Updated: 2025-05-07 09:31
VLAI
Details
An Heap-based Buffer Overflow in RT-Labs P-Net version 1.0.1 or earlier allows an attacker to induce a crash in IO devices that use the library by sending a malicious RPC packet.
Severity
7.5 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-32397"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122",
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-05-07T07:15:50Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An Heap-based Buffer Overflow in RT-Labs P-Net version 1.0.1 or earlier allows an attacker to induce a crash in IO devices that use the library by sending a malicious RPC packet.",
"id": "GHSA-v6w6-862c-c8mm",
"modified": "2025-05-07T09:31:17Z",
"published": "2025-05-07T09:31:17Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32397"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.nozominetworks.com/labs/vulnerability-advisories-cve-2025-32397"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-V6XJ-8RHX-W2R4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-14 18:32 – Updated: 2025-01-14 18:32
VLAI
Details
Windows Telephony Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Severity
8.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-21273"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-01-14T18:15:47Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Windows Telephony Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability",
"id": "GHSA-v6xj-8rhx-w2r4",
"modified": "2025-01-14T18:32:03Z",
"published": "2025-01-14T18:32:03Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21273"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21273"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-V73Q-4Q7G-65X5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-11 18:31 – Updated: 2026-08-11 18:31
VLAI
Details
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Severity
7.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-62712"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-11T17:18:21Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.",
"id": "GHSA-v73q-4q7g-65x5",
"modified": "2026-08-11T18:31:14Z",
"published": "2026-08-11T18:31:14Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-62712"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62712"
}
],
"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-V76X-QFMC-M88P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-08-02 06:30 – Updated: 2023-12-15 18:30
VLAI
Details
Under some circumstances, this weakness allows a user who has access to run the “ps” utility on a machine, the ability to write almost unlimited amounts of unfiltered data into the process heap.
Severity
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-4016"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122",
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-08-02T05:15:09Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "Under some circumstances, this weakness allows a user who has access to run the \u201cps\u201d utility on a machine, the ability to write almost unlimited amounts of unfiltered data into the process heap.",
"id": "GHSA-v76x-qfmc-m88p",
"modified": "2023-12-15T18:30:27Z",
"published": "2023-08-02T06:30:20Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4016"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SUETRRT24OFGPYK6ACPM5VUGHNKH5CQ5"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-V778-GJXX-9MJP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-03-27 03:31 – Updated: 2025-11-04 21:31
VLAI
Details
A heap buffer overflow occurs in the dfs_v2 romfs filesystem RT-Thread through 5.0.2.
Severity
8.4 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-24335"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-03-27T03:15:11Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A heap buffer overflow occurs in the dfs_v2 romfs filesystem RT-Thread through 5.0.2.",
"id": "GHSA-v778-gjxx-9mjp",
"modified": "2025-11-04T21:31:21Z",
"published": "2024-03-27T03:31:17Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-24335"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/RT-Thread/rt-thread/issues/8271"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/RT-Thread/rt-thread/pull/8278"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/hnsecurity/vulns/blob/main/HNS-2024-05-rt-thread.txt"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/28"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.humanativaspa.it/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-rt-thread-rtos"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/28"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/05/1"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-V79P-VGMV-RCC2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-14 18:32 – Updated: 2026-07-14 18:32
VLAI
Details
Integer overflow or wraparound in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Severity
7.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-55033"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-14T18:18:14Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Integer overflow or wraparound in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.",
"id": "GHSA-v79p-vgmv-rcc2",
"modified": "2026-07-14T18:32:32Z",
"published": "2026-07-14T18:32:32Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55033"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-55033"
}
],
"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-V7C2-V7QP-Q5F4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-07-09 18:30 – Updated: 2024-07-09 18:30
VLAI
Details
SQL Server Native Client OLE DB Provider Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Severity
8.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-37319"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-07-09T17:15:19Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "SQL Server Native Client OLE DB Provider Remote Code Execution Vulnerability",
"id": "GHSA-v7c2-v7qp-q5f4",
"modified": "2024-07-09T18:30:50Z",
"published": "2024-07-09T18:30:50Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37319"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-37319"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-V7H6-WHHR-JV6V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-27 00:00 – Updated: 2022-06-04 00:00
VLAI
Details
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.
Severity
7.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-1886"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122",
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-05-26T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.",
"id": "GHSA-v7h6-whhr-jv6v",
"modified": "2022-06-04T00:00:59Z",
"published": "2022-05-27T00:00:46Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1886"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/2a585c85013be22f59f184d49612074fd9b115d7"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://huntr.dev/bounties/fa0ad526-b608-45b3-9ebc-f2b607834d6a"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TYNK6SDCMOLQJOI3B4AOE66P2G2IH4ZM"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16"
}
],
"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"
}
]
}
Mitigation
Pre-design: Use a language or compiler that performs automatic bounds checking.
Mitigation
Architecture and Design
Use an abstraction library to abstract away risky APIs. Not a complete solution.
Mitigation MIT-10
Operation
Build and Compilation
Strategy: Environment Hardening
- Use automatic buffer overflow detection mechanisms that are offered by certain compilers or compiler extensions. Examples include: the Microsoft Visual Studio /GS flag, Fedora/Red Hat FORTIFY_SOURCE GCC flag, StackGuard, and ProPolice, which provide various mechanisms including canary-based detection and range/index checking.
- D3-SFCV (Stack Frame Canary Validation) from D3FEND [REF-1334] discusses canary-based detection in detail.
Mitigation MIT-11
Operation
Build and Compilation
Strategy: Environment Hardening
- Run or compile the software using features or extensions that randomly arrange the positions of a program's executable and libraries in memory. Because this makes the addresses unpredictable, it can prevent an attacker from reliably jumping to exploitable code.
- Examples include Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) [REF-58] [REF-60] and Position-Independent Executables (PIE) [REF-64]. Imported modules may be similarly realigned if their default memory addresses conflict with other modules, in a process known as "rebasing" (for Windows) and "prelinking" (for Linux) [REF-1332] using randomly generated addresses. ASLR for libraries cannot be used in conjunction with prelink since it would require relocating the libraries at run-time, defeating the whole purpose of prelinking.
- For more information on these techniques see D3-SAOR (Segment Address Offset Randomization) from D3FEND [REF-1335].
Mitigation
Implementation
Implement and perform bounds checking on input.
Mitigation
Implementation
Strategy: Libraries or Frameworks
Do not use dangerous functions such as gets. Look for their safe equivalent, which checks for the boundary.
Mitigation
Operation
Use OS-level preventative functionality. This is not a complete solution, but it provides some defense in depth.
CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow
This attack forces an integer variable to go out of range. The integer variable is often used as an offset such as size of memory allocation or similarly. The attacker would typically control the value of such variable and try to get it out of range. For instance the integer in question is incremented past the maximum possible value, it may wrap to become a very small, or negative number, therefore providing a very incorrect value which can lead to unexpected behavior. At worst the attacker can execute arbitrary code.